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South Korea and US to launch security talks next week
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South Korea and the United States will launch formal negotiations next week to implement security agreements reached at their leaders' summit.
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back stressed South Korea's efforts to bolster self-reliant defense capabilities alongside a stronger alliance with the United States during a speech in Singapore on May 30.
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South Korea has delivered its position to the United States over the U.S. Forces Korea commander's recent remarks likening the country to a dagger in Asia.
The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to extended deterrence for South Korea during the first Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) meeting under President Donald Trump's second term. Held in Washington, the allies discussed utilizing the full range of U.S. defense capabilities, including nuclear, to strengthen their alliance. South Korea pledged to take a leading role in the conventional defense of the Korean Peninsula.
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Korean American Senator Andy Kim expressed concerns over the new U.S. national security strategy's deprioritization of the Korean Peninsula. He criticized the document as an effort to abandon American global leadership. The White House released the strategy last week, omitting a U.S. commitment to North Korea's denuclearization.