Germany’s military chief emphasized the need for greater coordination with South Korea against threats from North Korea and Russia on Monday, as the European country prepares to participate in a ministerial meeting of the U.N. coalition overseeing the Korean War armistice for the first time.

During a press briefing in Seoul, Chief of Defense Gen. Carsten Breuer highlighted the interconnected nature of global threats as a factor in Berlin’s growing focus on the Indo-Pacific region.

The general emphasized that military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow poses a particularly significant challenge to the international rules-based order, citing the appearanceof North