SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's defense ministry on Tuesday expected a rapid agreement with Japan on a bilateral pact to share military intelligence on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) after a botched attempt four years ago amid public opposition.
The two countries resumed working-level talks a week earlier in Tokyo to consult on directly exchanging each other's military intelligence on the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs. The second dialogue is scheduled to be held in Seoul on Wednesday, according to Seoul's defense ministry.
South Korea's defense ministry spokesman Moon Sang-kyun told a press briefing that the two sides have an experience to have agreed on most of the draft accord in 2012, forecasting a probably fast agreement on details anytime soon.
Former President Lee Myung-bak pushed to seal the hush-hush military deal with Japan in 2012, but it was scrapped at the last minutes amid a public outcry over the closed-door attempt without any social consensus and parliamentary consultations.
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