At the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue meeting in Singapore on Saturday,... the defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan... met for the first time in eight months.<br />Seoul's defense ministry said the two sides agreed to hold working-level talks... to address the issue concerning Tokyo's allegations... that a South Korean warship had locked its radar onto a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft late last year.<br />The Seoul government has strongly denied these accusations.<br />Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo stressed the need to abide by international laws,... including the 2014 Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea.<br />They also exchanged views on strengthening security in Northeast Asia,... emphasizing the two countries' cooperation in achieving the denuclearization of North Korea. <br />
