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Hegseth visits inter-Korean border ahead of security talks with South Korean officials
- On November 3, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone and met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung; he will co-chair the Security Consultative Meeting on November 4.
- U.S. officials say the visit is meant to reshape the role of 28,500 US troops in South Korea amid a changing security environment and regional threats from China and Taiwan.
- They toured Panmunjom and Observation Post Ouellette, receiving briefings and meeting Korean and American troops stationed at the DMZ, marking the first joint defense chief visit to the JSA since October 2017.
- After the SCM session, Hegseth and Ahn Gyu-back will announce an expansion of defense industrial cooperation, while the Security Consultative Meeting will address joint defense readiness against nuclear-armed North Korea.
- South Korea plans the largest defence budget increase in years for 2026 as North Korea has advanced missile and conventional capabilities, and Hegseth's Asia swing includes Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam.
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Together with his South Korean counterpart, Pete Hegseth was in the demilitarized zone on the North Korean border, stressing their close cooperation.
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