Nat'l security adviser set to depart for Washington for talks on post-summit measures

National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac is set to depart for Washington this week for meetings with senior U.S. officials, sources said Monday, as the two sides are expected to discuss follow-up measures to the summit between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump in late October. Wi is scheduled to head for the U.S. capital Tuesday and is widely expected to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who doubles as national security adviser, according to the sources familiar with the issue. The trip comes after the allies released a joint fact sheet last month outlining trade and security agreements reached during the second Lee-Trump summit in South Korea's southern city of Gyeongju on Oct. 29, ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The presidential National Security Office in Seoul has formed three task force teams to handle working-level consultations with the U.S. on security-related agreements. The discussions are focused on key issues, including South Korea's push to develop nuclear-powered submarines, secure uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times