S. Korean, Chilean navy chiefs agree on increasing naval exchanges

Navy Chief of Staff Adm. Jung Ho-sup and his Chilean counterpart, Adm. Enrique Larranaga, agreed Thursday to expand naval exchanges between their countries, the Navy said.
  

During their meeting held earlier in the day in the Naval Academy in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, the navy chiefs also discussed the security situation of the Korean Peninsula and a joint naval education program, the Navy said in a statement.
  

Also discussed were ways to expand the role of the Chilean military attache office in South Korea, set up in January, as well as cooperation between the countries' defense industries.
  

Since 1975, the navies have steadily continued their exchange of high-ranking officials. It is the fourth visit by a Chilean Navy chief to South Korea.
  

The Chilean Navy also plans to send a delegation to an international naval defense industry expo slated for Oct. 20-23 in the southern port city of Busan, as part of efforts to raise cooperation with South Korea. (Yonhap)