Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Jongno District, central Seoul [YONHAP]

Korea and the United States will launch formal negotiations next week to implement security agreements reached between their leaders, Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.

A kickoff meeting will take place in Seoul on Tuesday and Wednesday to launch follow-up consultations on the security-related parts of the joint fact sheet published in November 2025 following the summit between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump, according to the Foreign Ministry.

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The agenda is expected to include Seoul's push to build nuclear-powered submarines, secure uranium enrichment and spent nuclear fuel reprocessing capabilities for peaceful use and establish shipbuilding cooperation between the two allies.