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The South Korean government had planned to send a special envoy to Berlin to deal explicitly with defense relations between the two countries. The Korean special envoy would have been tasked with deepening diplomatic relations in the military sphere. However, the dispatch was withdrawn at the last minute, as diplo.news learned from diplomatic circles on Thursday.

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Conversely, the German Embassy in Seoul is seeking additional staff for the military attaché's office. According to the job advertisement, the employee is expected to start work in March 2026 in the area of military and defense cooperation at the embassy in the Korean capital.

Applicants must be fluent in German and Korean in order to arrange appointments with Korean military organizations and to maintain the network of contacts and evaluate media reports. They should monitor developments in Korean domestic and foreign policy as well as military issues and must accompany the German defense attaché on business trips. The German embassy is located in the modern Seoul Square Tower in the center of the capital.

The defense attaché analyzes South Korea's military and security policy situation, advises the Korean armed forces on all matters relating to the German Armed Forces as a representative of the Federal Minister of Defense, and prepares visits by German Armed Forces delegations to South Korea. In matters of defense technology and armaments, they are the point of contact for both German industry and the Korean armed forces.

As reported by diplo.news, South Korea is aiming to become the world's fourth-largest arms exporter. Korea ranks second after the US in terms of arms exports to NATO countries. Russia's war against Ukraine has greatly benefited South Korean arms manufacturers.

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