NHK WORLD-JAPAN:
A senior US State Department official has urged South Korea to reconsider ending an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan.
David Stilwell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, spoke to reporters in Tokyo on Saturday.
The General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, will expire on November 23 following South Korea’s decision not to renew it.
Stilwell said Japan and South Korea should find creative ways to resolve bilateral friction while the US will not take the role of a mediator.
