SEOUL, The police chiefs of South Korea and Japan agreed Tuesday to enhance their countries’ joint efforts to curb the spread of security and cybercrimes, such as cyberterrorism from North Korea.

The agreement was reached during talks between Commissioner General Yoon Hee-keun of the National Police Agency and his Japanese counterpart, Commissioner General Yasuhiro Tsuyuki, held at Japan’s National Police Agency headquarters in Tokyo, the Korean police said.

It was the first talks between the two countries’ police chiefs in 14 years.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed preparing detailed police agency-level measures in support of the high-level cyber consultation group, which Seoul, Tokyo and Washington agreed to establish last year to block North Korean threats.

“Strong cooperation between the police of the two nations, inseparable neighbors with the highest-level public security capabilities, would be the major source of power in responding to threats they face,” Yoon was quoted as saying.

The
Japanese official expressed expectations for the two nations’ police to respond to shared tasks in a closely collaborative manner.

Source: Yonhap News Agency