The United States and South Korea on Friday released a joint fact sheet on a trade agreement that includes Washington's approval for Seoul to develop nuclear submarines.

President Lee Jae Myung said US also supports Seoul's greater role in 'uranium enrichment and spent-fuel reprocessing'.

The United States and South Korea on Friday released a joint fact sheet on a trade agreement that includes Washington's approval for Seoul to develop nuclear submarines.

The agreement comes amid a period of growing geopolitical tensions on the Korean Peninsula.