29 October 2016

News Story: S. Korean opposition party voices against intelligence sharing with Japan

SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korean main opposition Minjoo Party on Friday expressed its strong objection to the resumption of talks with Japan to share military intelligence on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Woo Sang-ho, floor leader of the party, said at a supreme council meeting that it can never be accepted to militarily join hands with Japan which has yet to sincerely repent over its past atrocities during the World War Two and its colonization of the Korean peninsula from 1910 to 1945.

He said the adoption of the military intelligence-sharing accord between Seoul and Tokyo will prop up Japan's militaristic ambition, urging the South Korean government to stop the talks which will make people enrage again.

Seoul will reportedly resume talks soon with Japan to ink the deal, called General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), to share intelligence on the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs.

Read the full story at Xinhua