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epa10166027 South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul (L) and Masami Oka (R), deputy director general of the Defense Policy Bureau of the Japanese Defense Ministry, attend a session of the 2022 Seoul Defense Dialogue at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, 07 September 2022. The three-day annual international security forum, hosted by South Korea's defense ministry, kicked off the previous day for discussions on North Korea's denuclearization, cyberthreats, space security and other challenges. EPA/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT