Seoul's Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea to again explain Seoul's decision to pull out of its intel-sharing agreement with Japan and to ask for Washington's understanding.<br />According to foreign affairs sources, First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young sat down with U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris on Wednesday to deliver Seoul's concerns over Washington's repeated statements of disappointment over Seoul's decision.<br />Cho reportedly emphasized the decision was made because of a dispute with Japan that Tokyo started,... and had nothing to do with the security alliance between South Korea and the U.S.<br />And on Washington's concerns about Seoul's military drills in the East Sea and on its easternmost Dokdo Island aggravating the situation, Cho said that it is a biannual event Seoul carries out to protect its sovereign territory.<br />
