Seoul, June 28 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his South Korean counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back, affirmed Sunday that they will work to strengthen communication and efforts for stable and future-oriented defense cooperation and exchanges between their countries. At their meeting in Seoul, the two ministers also agreed to deepen cooperation and exchanges between the Blue Impulse aerobatic team of Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force and the Black Eagles, the aerobatic team of the South Korean Air Force. The agreement came after Black Eagles aircraft received refueling support at the ASDF’s Naha Air Base in the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa in January. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
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