Seoul, March 12 -- South Korea and the European Union held their first space security dialogue to enhance cooperation in countering escalating threats in outer space, as part of ongoing efforts for closer security alignment.

The tighter cooperation comes amid the increasing interconnection of security between the Indo-Pacific region and Europe, as well as a shifting security landscape under US President Donald Trump, who has distanced himself from Ukraine and urged allies to increase defense spending to enhance burden-sharing.

Youn Jong-kwon, director general for international security at South Korea's Foreign Ministry, and EU Special Envoy for Space Marjolijn van Deelen held the space security dialogue in Brussels on Monday, the Foreig...