South Korea’s foreign minister to meet Rubio for talks in US on Friday
- South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will depart for the United States on Thursday to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday, the foreign ministry announced Wednesday.
- The visit aims to resolve implementation of $350 billion in South Korean investment commitments pledged under a trade deal where Washington capped tariffs on Korean imports at 15%.
- South Korea's government postponed a parliamentary briefing on Thursday regarding investment plans, as lawmakers noted the session was expected to finalize agreement terms.
- Cho and Rubio will address security concerns including South Korea's potential military support for navigation in the Strait of Hormuz following recent criticism from President Donald Trump.
- North Korea will likely feature in the talks as Trump pushes aides for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by autumn, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Kim Ji-heon and Min Seon-hee = As the government grapples with the U.S. request for troop deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun's visit to the U.S....
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss pending South Korea-U.S. issues, including the deployment to the Strait of Hormuz. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 16th that Minister Cho will visit Washington from the 17th to the 19th, and that a meeting with Secretary Rubio will be held on the 18th. The Ministry stated that during this meeting, “South Korea-U.S. relations
FM Cho to visit US for talks with Rubio on Friday: foreign ministry
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun plans to visit Washington for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. Cho is scheduled to depart for the United States on Thursday and hold talks with Rubio the following day (local time), according to the foreign ministry. "The two sides will discuss a wide range of issues, including South Korea-U.S. relations, the Korean Peninsula and regional and global issue…
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, D.C. on the 18th to discuss major diplomatic issues between the two countries. In addition to ROK-U.S. relations and issues regarding the Korean Peninsula, significant attention is expected to be paid to investment in the U.S. and security consultations regarding the deployment of troops to the Strait of Hormuz.
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