South Korea, US Foreign Ministers to Meet in Washington on Sept. 18; Hormuz Troop Dispatch in Focus

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will visit Washington, D.C., to hold a South Korea-US foreign ministerial meeting.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today (September 16) that Minister Cho will visit Washington from September 17 to 19, with the meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio scheduled to take place on September 18.

The ministry stated that during the meeting, the two sides "plan to hold consultations on a broad range of topics, including South Korea-US relations, Korean Peninsula issues, and regional and global issues."

The bilateral meeting between Cho and Rubio comes about seven months after their previous meeting in February of this year.

During a phone call last month, the two ministers agreed to meet in person soon to discuss pending issues.

Discussions at the upcoming meeting are expected to cover topics such as South Korea's investment in the United States, follow-up security consultations to the bilateral summit, and efforts to build momentum for US-North Korea dialogue.

Attention is particularly focused on whether the two sides will exchange views regarding the deployment of troops to the Strait of Hormuz, amid intensifying domestic debate in South Korea over the matter.
 
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