FM Cho may meet with Rubio at G7 gathering amid standstill in joint fact sheet release

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun could meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the margins of this week's Group of Seven (G7) ministerial gathering in Canada, with eyes on whether the two sides will discuss the stalled release of a joint document on trade and defense. Cho departed for Niagara Falls on Tuesday to attend expanded sessions of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting, where he is expected to hold brief talks with his counterparts from G7 member states as well as guest countries, including Australia, India and Saudi Arabia. The occasion would give him an opportunity to meet with Rubio, who will also be present, and discuss the delay in the release of a joint fact sheet detailing the outcome of the recent summit talks between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump. The joint fact sheet has drawn keen attention as it is expected to detail the agreements reached between the two leaders during their Oct. 29 summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in Gyeongju. Central to the document are the two countries' plans and commitments concerWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times