A U.S. delegation led by U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, second from left, arrives at Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport on June 1. [NEWS1]
Korea and the United States launched new high-profile talks on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of security agreements, including Seoul's push to acquire nuclear-powered conventionally armed submarines, that were reached by their leaders last year.
The first day of the two-day inaugural talks focused on security-related provisions compiled in a bilateral joint fact sheet issued after a summit between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump in October 2025, according to the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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“The meeting is significant in that long-delayed security consultations have finally begun and are back on track,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Park Il said at a press briefing.
