한국과 미국은 전시작전통제권 전환과 동맹 현대화를 포함한 상호 안보 이익 분야에서 협력을 강화하기로 합의했다.
5월 11일(현지시간) 워싱턴 펜타곤에서 안규백 국방부 장관과 피트 헤그세스 미국 국방장관이 회담을 가졌다. 양측은 공동 성명을 통해 상호 안보 이익 분야에서 긴밀한 접촉을 유지하고 협력을 강화하기로 했다.
회담에서는 전시작전통제권(OPCON) 전환과 동맹 현대화가 주요 의제로 논의됐다. 한국은 2028년을 목표로 하고 있으나 미국 측은 2029년 1분기까지 조건을 충족하겠다는 입장을 보이며 시점에 차이가 나타났다.
양국은 한국-미국 통합국방대화(KIDD)의 역할을 재확인했다. 다음 KIDD 회의는 워싱턴에서 수요일과 목요일에 열릴 예정이다. 호르무즈 해협 선박 공격 사건은 공동 성명에 포함되지 않았다.
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Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Sunday that South Korea discussed a Japan-proposed bilateral military logistics support pact at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, while maintaining reservations on the matter.
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.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday called for a balanced approach to the transfer of wartime operational control to South Korea that honors long-standing U.S. military roles.
South Korea and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to strengthen bilateral shipbuilding cooperation. The deal forms part of a trade agreement under which Seoul pledged $150 billion in U.S. shipbuilding investments.
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Top naval commanders of South Korea, the United States and Japan gathered in Seoul on Wednesday for talks to strengthen trilateral maritime security cooperation, South Korea's Navy said. The meeting included Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Kim Kyung-ryul, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Stephen Koehler and Adm. Akira Saito, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, who held bilateral talks and a trilateral dinner. The discussions occurred amid Middle East tensions and U.S. requests for support in the Strait of Hormuz.
South Korean Vice Foreign Minister for Strategy and Intelligence Jeong Yeon-doo said Seoul and Washington are working toward "normalization" of intelligence sharing after a meeting in Washington. The efforts follow US reports of partially curbing access over Unification Minister Chung Dong-young's mention of a North Korean uranium site in Kusong. Seoul insists the information was open-source.
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Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Wednesday that Seoul will review making phased contributions to a U.S. initiative to restore safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz.