President Moon has reiterated to Washington why his government cannot keep its military intel-sharing agreement with Japan,... especially with Japan expressing distrust toward Korea over security flaws.<br />This was when he met this afternoon with the U.S. military chiefs... to whom he emphasized the importance of trilateral security cooperation between South Korea, the U.S, and Japan.<br />According to Blue House Spokesperson Ko Min-jung, he told Defense Secretary Mark Esper that he will continue working to maintain this cooperation.<br />Understanding Seoul's stance,... Esper said he will ask Tokyo for its efforts to resolve the issue.<br />The two sides also agreed to maintain their close cooperation on efforts to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula.<br />As part of such efforts, they are also considering reducing the scale of their upcoming joint military drills.<br />
