Maj. Gen. Kwon Young-min (6th from R), chief of the directorate of strategic planning at South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Brig. Gen. Eray Unguder (7th from L) of the Turkish army, deputy director of North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) cooperative security division; and other participants pose for a group photo during the 3rd Republic of Korea-NATO Military Staff Talks held in Seoul on May 12, 2025, (Image courtesy of the JCS)
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held their third military staff talks in Seoul on Monday to discuss ways to strengthen their defense cooperation, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
Maj. Gen. Kwon Young-min, chief of the directorate of strategic planning at the JCS, and Brig. Gen. Eray Unguder of the Turkish army, deputy director of NATO’s cooperative security division, led the talks, the JCS said.
During the meeting, the two sides assessed the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and discussed ways to enhance their military exchange and cooperation.
The two sides also reaffirmed the need for a joint response by the international community against North Korea’s military threats, such as Pyongyang’s deepening military alignment with Russia and advancing military development.
The annual military staff talks were launched in February 2023 and have taken place in Seoul and Brussels. Next year’s meeting will be held in Brussels.
(Yonhap)
