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Top U.S. envoy meets defense minister

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel met wit...

Top U.S. envoy meets defense minister

US Ambassador to Korea Michelle Steel met with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Thursday. This was her first meeting with Ahn since taking up her post in late July. Steel was accompanied by US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson.

The meeting took place at the defense ministry headquarters in Yongsan. According to The Korea Times, Steel and Ahn were expected to discuss key alliance issues, including Seoul's efforts to regain wartime operational control (OPCON) from the US.

Steel has previously met with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan, also in August.

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