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| ▲ President Lee Jae Myung (2nd from L) speaks during a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Jan. 27, 2026. (Pool photo) (Yonhap) |
S Korea-Canada-defense pact
Cabinet approves S. Korea's military intel-sharing pact with Canada
By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved South Korea's military intelligence-sharing pact with Canada, a move to provide a legal framework for closer security and defense industry cooperation between the two nations.
The approval came about three months after President Lee Jae Myung and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed on the deal during their summit in late October on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju.
The agreement is aimed at making it easier for the two sides to share classified military and defense information.
It does not require parliamentary ratification and is expected to take effect once both governments complete the necessary administrative steps.
Once in force, the pact will support broader cooperation in areas such as defense procurement, industrial security, research and operational coordination, according to a joint statement released after the October summit.
South Korea has been seeking to strengthen defense industry cooperation with Canada, as it eyes a multibillion-dollar Canadian submarine project.
A Korean consortium, led by Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, has been shortlisted as a final contender, alongside Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.
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