Cebu:South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles posed for a photo prior to their discussions in Cebu, the Philippines, on October 28, 2026. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a regional defense ministers' meeting.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the photograph was released by the South Korean defense ministry and is not for sale.

The talks between the two defense chiefs are part of a broader engagement during the regional defense ministers' meeting. The specifics of their discussions have not been detailed in the released information.