Japan to send its second SDF team to S. Sudan; Japan and South Korea to sign a defence pact soon
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  • According to reports, the Japanese government has decided to send its second SDF team to South Sudan as part of UN Peacekeeping mission there, even though Tokyo seems confident that the conflict between Sudan and newly independent South Sudan has reduced. It has also been argued by the Japanese officials that the SDF’s participation in the peacekeeping mission does not really violate Japan’s long-held rules that restrict its participation in peacekeeping mission in conflict areas. 1

    In a significant development, reports noted that Japan and South Korea are to sign a pact on the protection of defense secrets as early as later this month during talks between Japanese defense Minister Naoki Tanaka and his South Korean counterpart Kim Kwan Jin scheduled to be held in Japan. With the help of the agreement-General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA)- the two countries would be able to share military data such as missile trajectory information gathered by Aegis-equipped destroyers. This is the first time that the two have decided to sign the agreement since the end of the World War II. 2

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