President Moon Says He is Open to Extending GSOMIA with Japan

In the next few days we should be seeing if the GSOMIA between the ROK and Japan will be extended:

President Moon Jae-in’s move to offer an olive branch to Japan prompted expectations on the extension of a bilateral military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid an escalating power game between the neighboring countries.

Stressing that Seoul and Tokyo have continued to engage in security and economic cooperation with Japan, Moon said Thursday, “Better late than never: if Japan chooses the path of dialogue and cooperation, we will gladly join hands. We will strive with Japan to create an East Asia that engages in fair trade and cooperation.”

Moon’s remarks at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, during the 74th Liberation Day celebration, came eight days before the deadline to notify Japan on whether to extend the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA). The pact is a symbol of trilateral security cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the United States in the region against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, amid a series of North Korea’s launches of alleged new types of short-range missiles in recent weeks.

Korea Times

You can read more at the link.