安圭伯（アン・ギュベク）国防部長官と小泉進次郎防衛大臣は、日韓間の防衛協力拡大を協議するため、日曜日にソウルで会談する予定である。
小泉氏は防衛大臣就任後初となる訪問のため、土曜日にソウルに到着した。同氏はソウル国立墓地で献花した後、江原道原州市の空軍基地を訪れ、安氏と共に空軍アクロバットチーム「ブラックイーグルス」を視察した。
両大臣の会談は、シンガポールでの安全保障フォーラムの際に行われた前回の会談から1カ月足らずで実施される。安氏は1月に日本を訪問し、小泉氏と会談している。両者は会談後に共同記者発表を行う予定である。
両国は今月初め、9年ぶりに合同の海上捜索救助訓練を再開した。今回の会談では、ブラックイーグルスに対する定期的な空中給油支援の可能性や、日本側が求める物品役務相互提供協定（ACSA）の締結などが焦点となっている。会談後、両大臣は若者との討論会に参加し、卓球を行う予定である。
X（旧Twitter）上での初期の反応では、日本の防衛大臣による韓国空軍基地への訪問が、二国間の防衛協力深化に向けた一歩であるとして注目されており、両国の公式アカウントもソウルでの会談予定を認めている。協力の進展を評価する前向きな声がある一方で、一部のユーザーからは今回の会談を通じた韓国の防衛リーダーシップに対して懐疑的な意見も出ている。
On Jun 27, DM Koizumi visited Wonju Air Base with Minister of National Defense Ahn during his visit to the ROK. The base is home to the Black Eagles aerobatic team, which flew to Naha this January. This marked the first visit to the base by a foreign defense minister! pic.twitter.com/eZ7GTorD76
— Japan Ministry of Defense/Self-Defense Forces (@ModJapan_en) 2026年6月27日
안규백 국방부 장관은 28일(일요일) 서울 용산 국방부 청사에서 고이즈미 신지로 일본 방위대신과 한일 국방장관회담을 갖습니다.
— 정빛나 국방부 대변인 (@MNDSpokesperson) 2026年6月27日
고이즈미 대신의 방한은 지난 1월 안규백 장관의 방일에 이은 양국 국방장관 간 셔틀 국방외교의 일환이며, 두 장관의 여섯번째 만남이기도 합니다.(화상 2차례, 대면… https://t.co/lmARP5nhAh
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited Wonju Air Base in South Korea and became the first Japanese defense minister to fly in the Republic of Korea Air Force Black Eagles T-50B.
— 360ANAVY (@NavyWor) 2026年6月27日
The visit is being interpreted as a symbolic step in expanding South Korea–Japan defense… https://t.co/GZEonoULaS pic.twitter.com/Vk1ehfcO10
고이즈미 日 방위상, 한국서 블랙이글스 탔다…28일 국방장관 회담 예정 #뉴스1 https://t.co/Rhiq7bUC9M
— 뉴스1 (@News1Kr) 2026年6月27日
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— 세오🔥 (@yoon413Jesus) 2026年6月27日
Ahn Gyu-back is dismantling South Korea’s defense, making it possible for North Korea to strike the U.S. military base in Pyeongtaek in the event of a conflict
South Korea has already become a zombie state. The only people who remain unaware are its… https://t.co/lxiuWEJKvZ
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Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Sunday that South Korea discussed a Japan-proposed bilateral military logistics support pact at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, while maintaining reservations on the matter.
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will visit South Korea in June for talks with his counterpart, Ahn Gyu-back. This reciprocal trip follows Ahn's January visit to Japan and marks Koizumi's first to the country since assuming his post last October.
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Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back met with his Philippine and Norwegian counterparts in Singapore on Saturday to discuss expanding defense and defense industry cooperation.
Top naval commanders of South Korea, the United States and Japan gathered in Seoul on Wednesday for talks to strengthen trilateral maritime security cooperation, South Korea's Navy said. The meeting included Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kim Kyung-ryul, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Stephen Koehler and Adm. Akira Saito, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, who held bilateral talks and a trilateral dinner. The discussions occurred amid Middle East tensions and U.S. requests for support in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back stressed South Korea's efforts to bolster self-reliant defense capabilities alongside a stronger alliance with the United States during a speech in Singapore on May 30.
South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will meet his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Seoul on Thursday for bilateral talks. The discussions will cover defense cooperation and supply chain stability amid the Middle East crisis and global energy disruptions, South Korea's foreign ministry said Monday.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi left South Korea on Wednesday after a two-day visit to Andong, the hometown of President Lee Jae Myung, where the two leaders held a bilateral summit and agreed to boost cooperation on supply chains and energy supplies.