日 정부 측 "지소미아 파기, 극히 유감" 불쾌감
Japanese media quickly poured reports on Seoul's GSOMIA decision.
While there's no official response from Japan yet,... Kyodo News cited a government source to express shock and disappointment.
Lee Ji-won tells us more.
Japan called South Korea's decision to end their military information sharing pact, known as GSOMIA, "extremely regrettable" and "unbelievable."
That's according to Japan's Kyodo News Agency, citing government officials on Thursday.
Other Japanese media were quick to report on the decision as well.
NHK reported,... that despite Washington and Tokyo urging Seoul to maintain the pact, South Korea has decided to terminate it.
It then said that the ongoing dispute between Seoul and Tokyo, ignited on the trade front, has extended to the security field.
The Japan times also reported on South Korea's decision,... adding that there are concerns on how this could affect the Seoul-Washington-Tokyo security cooperation amid North Korea's continued test-firing of missiles.
International media also shed spotlight on this matter.
Reuters reported that the decision is likely to be met with dismay in the United States, as it fears weakened security cooperation.
It also said that the move comes as China and Russia have become more assertive in the region,... flying their military aircraft into the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone and over South Korea's easternmost island of Dokdo in July.
Meanwhile the Associated Press reported that Seoul's decision will further deteriorate ties with Tokyo, which are already at their worst level since the two nations established diplomatic ties in 1965.
While explaining how the deal allowed quicker exchange of military information between Seoul and Tokyo, AP said it is unclear how effective the deal has been for each country, especially on intelligence regarding North Korea.
AP went to say that the general consensus was that South Korea enjoyed information gathered by Japanese satellites and other high-tech systems, while Japan enjoyed "signal, voice and human intelligence from South Korea."
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.
