SEOUL: South Korea and Japan will next week hold their first high-level security talks in more than five years, Seoul said Friday, despite simmering tensions over territorial and other historical disputes.

The so-called “2+2” talks will take place in Seoul next Tuesday between senior foreign ministry and defense ministry officials from both sides.

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