U.S. Ambassador Harris Very Unhappy with Seoul’s Withdrawal from GSOMIA

Ambassador Harris has always been a straight talker and he is letting the Moon administration know how he feels about their upcoming withdrawal from the GSOMIA with Japan:

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris speaks during an interview with Yonhap News Agency at his official residence in Seoul on Nov. 19, 2019. (Yonhap)

The top U.S. envoy in South Korea said Tuesday that Seoul has elevated its long-simmering historical conflict with Tokyo into the security realm, redoubling calls for it to reverse the decision to end its military information-sharing accord with Japan. 

Amb. Harry Harris made the remarks, warning that the termination of the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) would affect America’s ability to defend South Korea, which is “our treaty obligation to your country.”

The military pact, which the U.S. sees as a symbolic yet crucial tool to promote trilateral security cooperation with its two Asian allies, is set to expire on Saturday unless Seoul reverses its decision to terminate it.

“Korea elevated it into the security realm and that security realm affects us. So, now it affects the U.S. and our ability to defend Korea, and puts our troops at risk … so that is why we reacted quickly and strongly in expressing disappointment at Seoul’s decision,” he said in an exclusive interview with Yonhap News Agency.

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Flyingsword
Flyingsword
4 years ago

Korea always looking backward, why the Japanese were able to occupy them in the early 1900’s. Korea wanted to cling to the past but got swept up in the modern world.

setnaffa
setnaffa
4 years ago

Flyingsword,

They “mark the boat”, instead of remembering where the sword hit the water.

J6Junkie
J6Junkie
4 years ago

They’re not used to ambassadors spelling it out so correctly for them.

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