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South Korea, US Discuss Security Agreements Including Nuclear Capabilities

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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…

South Korea and US Begin Talks on Security Agreements

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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…

South Korea and US Begin Talks on Security Agreements Implementation

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Seoul, June 2 (IANS) South Korea and the United States launched new high-profile talks Tuesday to discuss the implementation of security agreements reached by their leaders, including Seoul’s push to acquire nuclear-powered conventionally armed submarines.The first day of the two-day inaugural talks focused on security-related provisions laid out in a bilateral joint fact sheet issued following a summit between President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump in October, according to the So…

US Officials Warn Iran Close to Weapons-Grade Uranium Production

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Washington, May 14 (IANS) Top US officials told senators that Iran remains only “weeks away” from weapons-grade uranium enrichment, as lawmakers raised concerns over rising global instability, nuclear modernisation delays and energy disruptions linked to the Gulf conflict.During a tense Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday (local time), US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tehran was dangerously close to producing weapons-grade uranium.“When you’re at 60 per cent, you ar…