GSOMIA is an acronym for 'General Security of Military Information Agreement', mainly known for a bilateral military treaty for exchange of military information between

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and

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History

The agreement was signed on 23 November 2016 at Seoul, South Korea. GSOMIA was involved in 2019 by South Korean president

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as part of

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, yet retained by pressure from

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of the United States. The treaty came back in force by South Korean president

Yoon Suk Yeol Yoon Suk Yeol (; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who served as the 13th president of South Korea from 2022 until Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, he was removed from office in 2025. The shortest-serving ...

later in year 2023.

References

External links

English and Japanese version of GSOMIA by Japanese MOFA

English and Korean version of GSOMIA by Korean Law Information Center
{{Authority control Treaties concluded in 2016 Treaties entered into force in 2016 Military treaties Military intelligence Bilateral treaties of Japan Treaties of South Korea Japan–South Korea military relations November 2016 in Japan November 2016 in South Korea