청와대 "지소미아 연장, 일본 태도•군사정보 평가 등 고려해 판단"<br /><br />By this Saturday, South Korea will have to decide whether it's going to keep sharing military intelligence with Japan.<br />According to the presidential office, there's been no decision yet.<br />Speaking to reporters, an official at the Blue House said any decision will consider a quantitative and qualitative assessment of military information and Japan's attitude about future relations.<br />The intelligence-sharing pact is known as the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA for short.<br />Seoul has raised the possibility of quitting it... with Japan having cited its own national security as why it imposed export restrictions on South Korea.<br />The pact will expire in November if Seoul says it does not want to extend it.<br />
