S. Korea, Japan defense chiefs sidestep logistics pact

The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan on Sunday agreed to continue bilateral and trilateral security cooperation with the United States, while avoiding any mention of a politically sensitive military logistics pact that Tokyo has long sought.

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back and his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi “reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of permanent peace,” while agreeing to continue bilate ...