S. Korea proposes objective expert verification over recent radar spat with Japan
- 5 years ago
한국 일본에 레이더 전문가 검증 제안, 일본 초계기 저공 위협비행 일부 인정
Turning our attention to the ongoing radar spat between Seoul and Tokyo's militaries.
South Korea proposed that objective experts from both countries verify radar records.
Park Ji-won updates us on the latest attempt to resolve the issue once and for all.
According to military sources Wednesday, South Korea proposed to Japan to conduct an objective verification by the two countries' experts on radar technology,... to resolve the ongoing radar conflict.
The suggestion was made during Monday's general-level talks between the two countries.
However,... according to sources,... while the South Korean delegation at the talks included defense radar experts,... no experts on the radar technology were participating from the Japanese delegation,... raising questions about Japan's willingness to solve the matter through the working-level discussions.
Also, Japan did not provide the specific radar record requested by Seoul that includes the exact time, location and frequency to prove whether Japan's aircraft was targeted by the South Korean destroyer's STIR 180 radar late last month in the East Sea.
Rather Japan asked South Korea to first provide all radar data of the South Korean warship,... saying only then Japan would offer some radar data without even clearly mentioning what exactly that data would be.
South Korea said,... as Japan bears the burden of proof over its claim that its aircraft was locked onto by the South Korean ship,... it needs to provide the objective radar record for experts to verify.
The sources also said the South Korean ship has an objective record that its STIR 180 radar was not used at the scene.
Meanwhile, the two sides have agreed on the need for further discussions to facilitate maritime communications between the two countries,... to dispel any misunderstandings.
So far the two countries have not yet been much involved in bilateral maritime communications.
During Monday's talks,... the South Korean side also strongly protested the Japanese aircraft's aggressive flying,... which violates international customs.
Military sources said Japan's delegation somewhat acknowledged that the sailors of the South Korean ship would've felt threatened by the Japanese aircraft's flight.
Normally, patrol aircrafts do not approach within three miles of another country's warship,... as that is the distance that aircraft can clearly identify warships from.
Late last month,... the Japanese patrol aircraft flew at low altitude as close as 500 meters away from the South Korean destroyer,... which was on its humanitarian mission to rescue a distressed North Korean ship in the East Sea,... where the two countries' Exclusive Economic Zones overlap.
Park Ji-won, Arirang News.
Turning our attention to the ongoing radar spat between Seoul and Tokyo's militaries.
South Korea proposed that objective experts from both countries verify radar records.
Park Ji-won updates us on the latest attempt to resolve the issue once and for all.
According to military sources Wednesday, South Korea proposed to Japan to conduct an objective verification by the two countries' experts on radar technology,... to resolve the ongoing radar conflict.
The suggestion was made during Monday's general-level talks between the two countries.
However,... according to sources,... while the South Korean delegation at the talks included defense radar experts,... no experts on the radar technology were participating from the Japanese delegation,... raising questions about Japan's willingness to solve the matter through the working-level discussions.
Also, Japan did not provide the specific radar record requested by Seoul that includes the exact time, location and frequency to prove whether Japan's aircraft was targeted by the South Korean destroyer's STIR 180 radar late last month in the East Sea.
Rather Japan asked South Korea to first provide all radar data of the South Korean warship,... saying only then Japan would offer some radar data without even clearly mentioning what exactly that data would be.
South Korea said,... as Japan bears the burden of proof over its claim that its aircraft was locked onto by the South Korean ship,... it needs to provide the objective radar record for experts to verify.
The sources also said the South Korean ship has an objective record that its STIR 180 radar was not used at the scene.
Meanwhile, the two sides have agreed on the need for further discussions to facilitate maritime communications between the two countries,... to dispel any misunderstandings.
So far the two countries have not yet been much involved in bilateral maritime communications.
During Monday's talks,... the South Korean side also strongly protested the Japanese aircraft's aggressive flying,... which violates international customs.
Military sources said Japan's delegation somewhat acknowledged that the sailors of the South Korean ship would've felt threatened by the Japanese aircraft's flight.
Normally, patrol aircrafts do not approach within three miles of another country's warship,... as that is the distance that aircraft can clearly identify warships from.
Late last month,... the Japanese patrol aircraft flew at low altitude as close as 500 meters away from the South Korean destroyer,... which was on its humanitarian mission to rescue a distressed North Korean ship in the East Sea,... where the two countries' Exclusive Economic Zones overlap.
Park Ji-won, Arirang News.