SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea and Japan Wednesday resumed their annual defense dialogue, after last year's meeting was canceled due to diplomatic strains over historical and territorial disputes.
Seoul's defense ministry said the bilateral meeting — held every year since 1994 except for 2014 — began in Seoul between delegations led by Yoon Soon-Gu, director general of international policy at Seoul's defense ministry, and his Japanese counterpart Atsuo Suzuki.
The officials discussed North Korea as well as Japan's recent moves to revise its pacifist constitution, a defense ministry spokesman said.
Seoul reacted negatively to Japan's proposal for the signing of new bilateral accords on military information and logistical support, he said.
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