Korea's Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, right, shakes hands with Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi ahead of their meeting in Singapore, May 30. Yonhap
Defense ministers of Korea and Japan will hold talks in Seoul over the weekend, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday, as the two neighbors seek to enhance defense cooperation amid a positive mood in bilateral ties.
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back will meet one-on-one with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi for talks on Sunday, less than a month after their previous bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a defense forum in Singapore.
Koizumi's two-day visit to Seoul starting Saturday marks a "reciprocal visit following Ahn's trip to Yokosuka in January for talks with his Japanese counterpart," the ministry said in a release.
