前美国驻韩国大使凯瑟琳·斯蒂芬斯周四在华盛顿举行的一个论坛上表示，计划中的战时作战指挥权移交并不意味着美韩同盟关系的终结。
曾于2008年至2011年担任美国驻韩大使的凯瑟琳·斯蒂芬斯在由美国韩国经济研究所主办的一个论坛上发表了上述言论。她表示，指挥权移交的时机可能已经成熟，并表示相信首尔和华盛顿能够妥善处理这一过渡。2022年至2025年期间担任大使的菲利普·戈德堡则表示担忧，认为驻韩美军战略灵活性的增强以及韩国国防角色的提升，可能会在某种程度上导致美韩盟友之间的疏远。他还指出了在国防工业领域深化合作的机遇，并驳斥了有关李在明总统政府采取极左立场对抗美国的说法。斯蒂芬斯指出，韩国国内对美韩同盟有着跨党派的支持以及日益增长的民意基础，并称有关“反美主义”的论调听起来已经不合时宜。
由 AI 报道 AI 生成的图像
South Korea and the United States have agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual security interest, including the transfer of wartime operational control and alliance modernization.
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.
由 AI 报道
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 and the United States will launch formal negotiations next week to implement security agreements reached at their leaders' summit.
由 AI 报道
President Lee Jae-myung said on Friday that South Korea will swiftly retake wartime operational control from the United States and accelerate military reforms including selective conscription. Speaking at a meeting with top military leaders in Seoul, he urged forces to heighten readiness amid a 'grave' security situation involving a prolonged Middle East war and North Korea's border fortifications in the DMZ. He stressed self-reliant defense while maintaining the Korea-U.S. alliance.