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April 2024 - South Korea Special Weapons News

  • Australia-Republic of Korea 2+2 Foreign And Defence Ministers' Meeting Australia DOD 29 Apr 2024 -- Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will host their Republic of Korea (ROK) counterparts for the Australia-ROK 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministers' Meeting in Melbourne on 1 May 2024.
  • Joint Statement of the 14th Defense Trilateral Talks DoD 25 Apr 2024 -- Republic of Korea (ROK) Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Cho Chang-rae, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner, and Japan Director General for Defense Policy Kano Koji convened the 14th Defense Trilateral Talks virtually on April 24, 2024.
  • S. Korea, US Conduct Joint Space Drills Against Perceived Threats From N. Korea - Reports Sputnik 24 Apr 2024 -- South Korea and the United States have conducted joint space exercises aimed at addressing North Korea's alleged jamming attacks on global positioning system (GPS) and other space-based threats as part of annual air drills, South Korean media reported on Wednesday, citing the air force.
  • South Korea's Yoon reaffirms commitment to foreign policy agenda VOA 23 Apr 2024 -- The South Korean government says it will push ahead with its foreign policy agenda despite a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections at the hands of a liberal opposition party that promises to push back against President Yoon Suk Yeol's foreign and security policies.
  • DFA Statement in Response to Chinese Statements on the PH-JP-US Trilateral Summit Philippines DFA 18 Apr 2024 -- The historic Trilateral Summit held on 11 April 2024 provided the Philippines, Japan and the United States the opportunity to build upon their robust bilateral relations, expand their economic cooperation in support of the Philippines' development goals, and reaffirm their proud and resolute commitment to their shared fundamental values of freedom, democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law.
  • Joint Statement on the Islamic Republic of Iran's Attack on the State of Israel Australia DFAT 18 Apr 2024 -- The Permanent Representatives of the United States, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom to the United Nations issued the following joint statement condemning the Islamic Republic of Iran's attack on the State of Israel:
  • China-South Korea competition grows in Vietnam VOA 17 Apr 2024 -- A Vietnamese delegation's visit to China last week has underscored increasingly close economic ties between the territorial rivals, which analysts say is posing a challenge to the dominance of South Korean investment in Vietnam.
  • Japan-Republic of Korea-United States Trilateral Ministerial Joint Press Statement US Treasury 17 Apr 2024 -- Today, we, the Finance Ministers of Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States held our first trilateral meeting in Washington, DC. Our discussion builds on our Trilateral Leaders' Summit last August in Camp David, and affirms the importance of our relationship to our own economies and to the global economy.
  • South Korea cautiously optimistic about US-Japan military upgrades VOA 16 Apr 2024 -- South Korea is cautiously optimistic about alliance upgrades that the U.S. and Japan have planned to bolster security in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.
  • Japan, Republic of Korea, U.S. Navies Partner in Trilateral Maritime Exercise US Navy 12 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), conducted a trilateral maritime exercise, reaffirming their commitment to bolstering regional security and stability in the Indo-Pacific, April 11-12.
  • Joint Press Statement for the 24th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue DoD 11 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense (MND) held the 24th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) on April 11, 2024 in Washington.
  • S. Korea's opposition party overwhelmingly leads exit polls in parliamentary elections People's Daily 11 Apr 2024 -- South Korea's main liberal opposition Democratic Party overwhelmingly led exit polls in parliamentary elections, a survey from three local broadcasters showed Wednesday.
  • S. Korean PM offers to resign after parliamentary elections defeat People's Daily 11 Apr 2024 -- South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo offered to resign following the ruling People Power Party's crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, multiple local media said Thursday citing the presidential office.



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