Seoul, June 3 (IANS) South Korea and the United States continued talks on their security agreements for a second day Wednesday, with Seoul’s bid to secure uranium enrichment and spent nuclear fuel reprocessing capabilities for peaceful purposes expected to top the agenda. Wednesday’s talks marked the second and final day of a meeting that began Tuesday as the allies launched bilateral consultations to advance the agreements reached at an October summit between the leaders of the two countries la…
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Seoul, June 2 (IANS) South Korea’s National Security Advisor Wi Sung-lac met with visiting US Under Secretary of State Allison Hooker on Tuesday, welcoming the launch of follow-up negotiations on an agreement reached by their countries’ leaders last year. “We hope that two days of productive talks will help accelerate progress on the matter,” Cheong Wa Dae said in a press release.”Both sides reaffirmed the ROK-US alliance as a central pillar of peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and in…
Seoul, June 2 (IANS) South Korea and the United States launched their first round of talks on Tuesday to implement a set of security agreements reached by their leaders last year, including Seoul’s push to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, officials said. The inaugural two-day talks began at around 10 a.m. at the foreign ministry building in Seoul, focusing on security-related provisions in a bilateral joint fact sheet issued following a summit between President Lee Jae Myung and US President …
Washington, April 25 (IANS) A senior South Korean diplomat said that Seoul and Washington are making efforts toward “normalisation,” amid reports that the US has partially limited its sharing of intelligence on North Korea in response to what it sees as a classified information leak by a top Seoul official. Vice Foreign Minister for Strategy and Intelligence Jeong Yeon-doo made the remarks after his meeting with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker at the State Depart…
Seoul, April 24 (IANS) A senior South Korean diplomat said Friday that Seoul and Washington are making efforts toward “normalisation,” amid reports that the U.S. has partially limited its sharing of intelligence on North Korea in response to what it sees as a classified information leak by a top Seoul official.South Korean Vice Foreign Minister for Strategy and Intelligence Jeong Yeon-doo made the remarks after his meeting with the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hook…
Washington, April 10 (IANS) India and the United States expanded their strategic engagement with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri holding a key meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and separate talks with senior US officials, including the FBI Director Kash Patel, covering defence, counter-terrorism and regional security.During his ongoing visit, Misri “called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio today,” the Indian Embassy said, adding, “We look forward to deepening our engagement in the…
Washington, April 10 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to visit India next month following a “productive meeting” with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, as both sides push forward cooperation in defence, trade and critical technologies.US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said the talks focused on “our bilateral relationship, especially trade, critical minerals, defense and the Quad.”“Secretary Rubio looks forward to visiting India next month!” Gor said, indicating a li…