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South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will travel to Washington this week for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as Seoul and Washington seek to maintain close coordination on their bilateral alliance, the Korean Peninsula and wider regional issues.
Cho is scheduled to visit the United States from Thursday through Saturday, according to South Korea’s Foreign Ministry. His meeting with Rubio is planned for Friday.
The two top diplomats are expected to discuss a broad range of issues affecting South Korea-U.S. relations, including developments on the Korean Peninsula as well as major regional and global matters. The ministry did not provide further details about the specific agenda for the Washington talks.
The meeting comes amid continued diplomatic coordination between Seoul and Washington on security and foreign policy. Cho and Rubio have maintained regular contact, including an August 24 phone conversation in which they discussed bilateral relations, Korean Peninsula issues and global developments. During that call, the ministers agreed on the importance of close communication and continued coordination on North Korea.
North Korea is likely to remain an important part of the diplomatic agenda. South Korea and the United States have previously pledged to maintain close communication on policies toward Pyongyang while supporting dialogue aimed at promoting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. At a July trilateral meeting involving South Korea, the United States and Japan, the three governments also reaffirmed coordination on North Korean policy and regional security.
Cho’s Washington visit will provide another opportunity for South Korea and the United States to review their alliance and exchange views on rapidly evolving international developments.
The discussions are also expected to reinforce high-level diplomatic engagement between Seoul and Washington as both governments navigate security, economic and geopolitical challenges extending beyond the Korean Peninsula.
