South_Korea Defense Minister Attends Shangri-La Dialogue

Ahn Gyu-back>>>, the Defense Minister of South Korea>>>, traveled to Singapore>>> to attend the 23rd Asia Security Summit, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue. During the forum, Ahn Gyu-back>>> delivered a speech outlining South Korea>>>'s defense policy and engaged in a series of bilateral meetings with defense counterparts from various nations, including Japan>>>, Australia>>>, Norway>>>, Philippines>>>, Singapore>>>, Thailand>>>, and Netherlands>>>. A key focus of the bilateral talks with Shinjirō Koizumi>>>, Japan>>>'s Defense Minister, was the potential formal announcement of resuming joint maritime search and rescue exercises (SAREX), which had been suspended for nine years. There was also a possibility of a trilateral meeting involving South Korea>>>, the United States>>>, and Japan>>>'s defense chiefs, though separate bilateral talks between Ahn Gyu-back>>> and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth>>> were unlikely due to recent prior meetings. Ahn Gyu-back>>> also planned to meet with members of the U.S. House and Senate.