South Korea, US to launch security talks on implementing leaders’ agreements

South Korea and the United States will hold their first official talks next week on implementing security agreements reached by the leaders of the two countries, Yonhap reports, citing South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The inaugural meeting will take place on June 2-3 in Seoul. It will launch a series of consultations on issues outlined in a joint document released after the summit between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump in November.

The two sides are expected to discuss Seoul’s plans to build nuclear-powered submarines, obtain uranium enrichment and spent nuclear fuel reprocessing technologies for peaceful purposes, as well as expand cooperation in the shipbuilding sector.

The South Korean delegation will be led by First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo, while the U.S. side will be headed by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker.

The joint document also includes Seoul’s commitment to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy in exchange for reduced American tariffs.

The U.S. State Department emphasised that the Washington–Seoul alliance remains a “linchpin of peace and security” in the Indo-Pacific region.