Nat'l security adviser to visit US next week for talks on post-summit measures
South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac will visit Washington next week for talks with senior U.S. officials, multiple sources said Tuesday, as the two sides are working on follow-up measures to the summit between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump in late October. Wi plans to begin his visit to the U.S. capital on Tuesday, the sources said. He is expected to meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who doubles as national security adviser. His visit will follow the release on Nov. 13 of a joint fact sheet encompassing trade and security agreements between the allies, which were finalized during the second summit between Lee and Trump 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 carry out working-level consultations with the U.S. over summit agreements related to South Korea's push to build nuclear-powered submarines and secure peaceful uranium enrichment capabilities, and its defense budget. Codified inWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times
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