SEOUL: South Korea said it had lodged a protest with representatives of China and Russia on Wednesday, a day after Seoul said those countries’ warplanes had entered its air defense zone.
Seoul said the complaint had been lodged with the defense attaches of both countries in the South Korean capital.
“Our military will continue to respond actively to the activities of neighboring countries’ aircraft within the KADIZ in compliance with international law,” said Lee Kwang-suk, director general of the International Policy Bureau at Seoul’s defense ministry, referring to the Korea Air Defense Identification Zone.
South Korea said Tuesday it had deployed “fighter jets to take tactical measures in preparation for any contingencies” in response to the Chinese and Russia incursion into the KADIZ.
The planes were spotted before they entered the air defense identification zone, defined as a broader area in which countries police aircraft for security reasons but which does not constitute their airspace.
