Spy agency denies report U.S. only shares intelligence on N.K. missiles with S. Korea

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SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency on Sunday dismissed a local news report as completely untrue, rejecting its claim that the United States has restricted intelligence sharing with Seoul on North Korea to missile-related information.

The denial by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) comes amid concerns over apparent friction in bilateral intelligence cooperation following the disclosure of a North Korean uranium enrichment facility.

In March, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young referred during a parliamentary session to North Korea's Kusong region as one of the sites housing a uranium enrichment facility, a disclosure that reportedly prompted Washington to restrict Seoul's access to some intelligence related to North Korea.

On Thursday, the NIS acknowledged that it had been excluded from a June trilateral meeting with Washington and Tokyo on North Korean cyberthreats.

A senior U.S. official said Friday that Washington expects Seoul to "uphold" the standards of their decadeslong alliance.

Still, the spy agency said Sunday that South Korea and the U.S. continue to share intelligence in various areas.

"We make it clear once again that, aside from some information that led to the intelligence-sharing restrictions already acknowledged by our government, South Korea and the United States are actively cooperating across a wide range of areas, including North Korea's missiles, conventional military capabilities and developments in the North, as well as international relations, cybersecurity and counterintelligence," the NIS said in a press release.

The agency also denied the report's claim that the overall volume of intelligence shared by Washington has declined.

"Despite the restrictions on intelligence sharing in certain areas mentioned earlier, the total volume of intelligence provided by the U.S. has not been reduced," it said. "Intelligence sharing between South Korea and the U.S. remains reciprocal and mutually beneficial in many areas."

This photo, provided by the National Intelligence Service, shows the headquarters of the South Korean spy agency. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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首尔，10月11日（韩联社）——韩国情报机构周日驳斥了当地一家新闻机构的报道，称其完全不实，否认了该报道关于美国已将与首尔就朝鲜的情报共享限制在导弹相关信息范围内的说法。

在朝鲜铀浓缩设施被曝光后，人们对双边情报合作出现明显摩擦表示担忧，而国家情报院（NIS）的否认正值此时。

今年3月，韩国统一部长官郑东荣在国会会议上提到朝鲜龟城地区是铀浓缩设施所在地之一，据报道，这一披露促使华盛顿限制首尔获取与朝鲜有关的某些情报。

周四，国家情报院承认，它被排除在6月份华盛顿和东京就朝鲜网络威胁举行的三方会议之外。

一位美国高级官员周五表示，华盛顿希望首尔“维护”两国长达数十年的联盟标准。

不过，韩国情报机构周日表示，韩国和美国将继续在各个领域共享情报。

韩国国家情报院在一份新闻稿中表示：“我们再次明确指出，除了一些导致我国政府已经承认的情报共享限制的信息外，韩国和美国正在广泛领域积极合作，包括朝鲜导弹、常规军事能力和朝鲜的发展，以及国际关系、网络安全和反间谍等领域。”

该机构还否认了报告中关于华盛顿共享情报总量有所下降的说法。

声明称：“尽管此前某些领域的情报共享受到限制，但美国提供的情报总量并未减少。韩美之间的情报共享在许多领域仍然是互惠互利的。”

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美国高级官员表示，尽管存在情报合作方面的担忧，但美国仍希望韩国“维护”同盟标准。

（导语）韩国间谍机构遭冷落引发美国对韩美同盟关系的担忧

韩国国土交通省（NIS）被排除在6月与美国、日本就朝鲜网络威胁举行的会议之外

（导语）韩国外长赵立坚表示，韩国与美国在朝鲜政策和朝鲜半岛无核化问题上立场一致。

情报机构否认报道称美国只与韩国分享有关朝鲜导弹的情报。