Seoul’s Defense Minister to attend Shangri-La Dialogue, meet Japanese counterpart

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back will attend the 23rd Asia Security Summit in Singapore from Friday to Sunday, and hold talks with defense chiefs from several countries, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.

During this year’s meeting, Ahn is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi.

It will be Ahn’s first meeting with Koizumi since January when the two sides held defense ministerial talks Japan.

At the upcoming talks, the two sides are expect ...