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South Korea eyes wartime operational control transfer as early as next year
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South Korea believes the final verification stage for regaining wartime operational control from the United States can be completed in about one year, potentially allowing the transfer as early as next year, according to a source.
South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo met with a U.S. lawmaker and policy experts in Washington to discuss the bilateral alliance and the Korean Peninsula.
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Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back will visit the United States next week to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The allies plan to discuss wartime operational control transfer and other pending security issues.
March 13, 2026 20:35