South Korea and Japan have signed a provisional military intelligence-sharing accord, South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on Monday.

The South and Japan held a third round of meetings on November 14 in Tokyo to conclude the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), which will allow both to directly exchange classified military information on the DPRK.

“[Both] confirm that there is no different view on the entire agreement document which has been discussed and tentatively signs an agreement,” South Korea’s MND said in a written statement.

In October, the MND argued for the necessity of increasing information cooperation