South Korea's defense ministry says the government is not considering postponing the termination of its military intel-sharing pact with Japan which is set to expire next week.<br />At a regular briefing on Monday,... ministry spokesperson Choi Hyun-soo was asked whether the government was reviewing such options to which she said it isn't, as far as she knows.<br />In August, Seoul decided not to extend GSOMIA,... in response to Japan's trade retaliation over a court ruling ordering Japanese firms to compensate Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor.<br />Choi added that there's no change to the government's stance... saying that such measures can only be reviewed... if Japan lifts its export restrictions... and if Seoul-Tokyo ties recover.<br />
