South Korea-Russia Engage In Deep Bilateral Communications Ahead of Korean War End Declaration

Kim Sang-jin, the Ministry’s director popular for international coverage, and Viktor Kalganov, deputy director of Russia’s National Defense Control Center, signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) to set up the hotline among the 2 nations’ Navies and any other among their Air Forces, reports Yonhap News Agency.

The nations have sought to deepen the bilateral communication, as Russian military aircraft had entered South Korea’s air defence identification region more than one time inside the past without previous note, raising issues approximately useless navy tensions between the two international locations.

“Through this MOU, we anticipate that the two nations can forestall accidental clashes within the air and at sea by way of strengthening trust and communication between the navy government of South Korea and Russia,” the Ministry said in a press release.”It is also anticipated to make contributions to a discount of tensions and the status quo of peace inside the vicinity,” it introduced.

One of the 2 hotlines is to be hooked up for verbal exchange among South Korea’s Republic Of Korea (ROK) Fleet Command and Russia’s Pacific Fleet, even as the opposite connects the Korean Air Force’s First Master Control and Reporting Centre and Russia’s eleventh Air and Air Defence Forces Army.

This comes after the South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong said that the negotiations between Seoul and Washington regarding the declaration to formally end the 1950-53 Korean war is in its final stages.

During the parliamentary session, Chung confirmed that progress is being made with the allies. Earlier, South Korean Ambassador to the US Lee Soo-Hyuck said that they have been in close contact with the US regarding the end of the war.