South Korea and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held their third military staff talks in Seoul on Monday to discuss ways to strengthen their defense cooperation, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.Maj. Gen. Kwon Young-min, chief of the directorate of strategic planning at the JCS, and Brig. Gen. Eray Unguder of the Turkish army, deputy director of NATO's cooperative security division, led the talks, the JCS said, according to Yonhap News Agency.During the meeting, the two sides assessed the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and discussed ways to enhance their military exchange and cooperation.The two sides also reaffirmed the need for a joint response by the international community against North Korea's military threats.The annual military staff talks were launched in February 2023. Next year's meeting will be held in Brussels.
