US Assistant Secretary of Defence David Shear speaks alongside Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel (right) after their meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Seoul on Monday. Photo: AFP US Assistant Secretary of Defence David Shear speaks alongside Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel (right) after their meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Seoul on Monday. Photo: AFP
US Assistant Secretary of Defence David Shear speaks alongside Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel (right) after their meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Seoul on Monday. Photo: AFP
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US-Japan defence cooperation guideline revision helps stabilise region: US official

US officials brief South Korea ahead of the release of an interim report on defence cooperation between Washington and Tokyo later this week

Associated Press in Seoul

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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US Assistant Secretary of Defence David Shear speaks alongside Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel (right) after their meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Seoul on Monday. Photo: AFP US Assistant Secretary of Defence David Shear speaks alongside Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel (right) after their meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Seoul on Monday. Photo: AFP
US Assistant Secretary of Defence David Shear speaks alongside Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel (right) after their meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Seoul on Monday. Photo: AFP
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