SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Almost two-thirds of South Koreans opposed the signing of a bilateral military intelligence pact with Japan, on which the two countries resumed dialogue earlier this month, as Japan has yet to sincerely apologize for atrocities during World War TWO, a local pollster survey showed on Friday.
According to the Gallup Korea poll, 59 percent of respondents said they object to the military accord with Japan because Seoul must not strengthen military cooperation with Tokyo unrepentant of its brutalities during the devastating war.
Seoul and Tokyo resumed talks on the bilateral deal earlier this month to directly exchange military intelligence on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear and missile programs.
The two sides initialed the military pact in Tokyo on Monday, and it was passed in South Korea's vice ministers' meeting on Thursday.
The South Korean government is scheduled to approve it at a cabinet meeting next Tuesday, and the presidential ratification will be left for a final agreement.
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