\Senior military officials from Seoul and Tokyo have been holding a meeting to discuss a disputed encounter between a South Korean warship and a Japanese maritime patrol aircraft.
General-level representatives from South Korea and Japan held military talks in Singapore on Monday, trying to resolve their misunderstandings over the dispute about Seoul's use of military radar in search and rescue operations last month.
Despite the talks lasting over ten hours, which took place at both nations' embassies, according to military sources, the two sides only reaffirmed their differences and could not reach any settlements.
Tokyo insists a South Korean warship targeted its fire-control radar on the Japanese maritime patrol aircraft on December 20th.
Seoul denies the claim, saying its warship only used its search radar as the vessel was conducting a humanitarian mission to rescue a North Korean ship in the East Sea.
In December, South Korea and Japan held a working-level video conference over the issue only to confirm their differences.
A day later, Tokyo released video from the aircraft in a bid to back up its claims
Source: Arirang News
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