About the Author
Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim is a Correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Aju News Corporation where he covered South Korea's economy and tech sectors, K-pop and inter-Korean relations.
Get behind the headlines
|
News Seoul downplays reports of defense ties between Indonesia and North KoreaArms agency says there’s no confirmation as Jakarta denies deal, amid concerns ROK partner could provide tech to DPRK
Seoul’s arms procurement agency downplayed reports of defense technology cooperation between Indonesia and North Korea amid concerns that its defense partner could provide assistance to the DPRK. Indonesian foreign minister Sugiono visited Pyongyang last week to attend celebrations for the 80th anniversary of Workers’ Party of Korea, holding talks with counterpart Choe Son Hui and signing a memorandum of understanding “establishing a system of bilateral negotiation,” according to DPRK state media. Jakarta also announced that the two sides reached an agreement covering politics, socio-cultural exchange, technical collaboration and sports, without providing further details. But South Korean outlet SBSreported © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |