U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, center, arrives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Jongno District, central Seoul, on June 2. [YONHAP]
Korea and the United States agreed on a timeline for advancing Seoul's push to acquire nuclear-powered submarines and secure expanded rights to enrich uranium and reprocess spent nuclear fuel.
The first round of talks to discuss Korea's goal to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, included in the joint fact sheet agreed upon by the leaders of the two countries in November 2025, wrapped on Wednesday. The two sides plan to hold a second round of talks in Washington as early as next month.
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“The two sides agreed to work together to produce tangible results in a swift manner and to establish a mechanism to review progress and speed up consultations going forward,” the Foreign Ministry said in a release.
