1. Concerning the revised Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation announced on April 27, 2015, the ROK government takes note that the U.S. and Japanese governments made clear the following points in reflection of what the ROK government had requested with regard to the security of the Korean Peninsula and national interests of the ROK: the Guidelines will be implemented within the fundamental framework of the U.S.-Japan Alliance; Japan will adhere to its Constitution and the basic positions such as its exclusively national defense-oriented policy; the U.S. and Japanese governments will fully respect the sovereignty of a third country in Japan’s exercising the right to collective self-defense. The ROK government also appreciates the U.S. and Japanese governments’ efforts to promote transparency including their prior explanation of the contents of the Guidelines.

2. In the process of the materialization and implementation of the Guidelines, the ROK government hopes that the U.S. and the Japanese governments will maintain transparency and seek to contribute to the peace and security of Northeast Asia including the Korean Peninsula, while continuing to hold close consultations with the ROK government on matters regarding the security of the Korean Peninsula and national interests of the ROK.


* unofficial translation