U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker and South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister for Diplomatic Strategy and Intelligence Jeong Yeon-doo met Tuesday as part of two-day talks. Photo courtesy of South Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs
South Korea and the United States on Wednesday discussed the timeline for follow-up talks on Seoul's push for nuclear-powered submarines and its bid to secure the right to enrich uranium and reprocess spent nuclear fuel for peaceful purposes.
The talks -- the second and final day of a meeting that began Tuesday -- were part of efforts to advance agreements reached at an October summit between the leaders of the two countries last year.
Under the joint fact sheet, the U.S. committed to supporting processes that would lead to uranium enrichment and spent nuclear fuel reprocessing for civilian use, as well as Seoul's push to build conventionally armed nuclear-propelled submarines.
The U.S. delegation, led by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, arrived in Seoul on Monday for the talks.
