Seoul : South Korean and Japanese defense chiefs will start military talks on accords to share intelligence and provide each other with fuel and medical support.
A Defense Ministry official said Monday that the accords, if signed, will be the countries' first military treaty since Tokyo's colonial rule of the Korean peninsula ended in 1945.
The official says the accords won't be signed during Monday's one-day talks. It was unclear when the signing could happen.
South Korea and Japan are important trading and diplomatic partners. But their relations still suffer over territorial and historical disputes stemming from Japan's brutal 35-year colonial occupation.
A Defense Ministry official said Monday that the accords, if signed, will be the countries' first military treaty since Tokyo's colonial rule of the Korean peninsula ended in 1945.
The official says the accords won't be signed during Monday's one-day talks. It was unclear when the signing could happen.
South Korea and Japan are important trading and diplomatic partners. But their relations still suffer over territorial and historical disputes stemming from Japan's brutal 35-year colonial occupation.
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