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194523
Tue, 07/12/2011 - 12:48
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Defense ministers of S. Korea, Switzerland discuss regional security
SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Defense ministers of South Korea and Switzerland on Tuesday exchanged views on regional security and the role of neutral states, the defense ministry here said.
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and his Swiss counterpart, Ueli Maurer, discussed the responsibility of the Neutral National Supervisory Commission (NNSC) to maintain peace and stability on the divided Korean Peninsula, the ministry said.
The U.N.-sanctioned body has been overseeing the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. The truce has left the two Koreas technically at war with each other.
The ministry said the recent talks will help South Korea expand its horizons of "defense diplomacy" to central Europe and earn support of South Korea's defense policy.
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and his Swiss counterpart, Ueli Maurer, discussed the responsibility of the Neutral National Supervisory Commission (NNSC) to maintain peace and stability on the divided Korean Peninsula, the ministry said.
The U.N.-sanctioned body has been overseeing the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. The truce has left the two Koreas technically at war with each other.
The ministry said the recent talks will help South Korea expand its horizons of "defense diplomacy" to central Europe and earn support of South Korea's defense policy.
