Top US envoy meets defense minister
U.S. Ambassador to Korea Michelle Steel met with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Thursday, her first such meeting with the top Korean defense chief since assuming the post in late July. Steel arrived at the defense ministry headquarters in Yongsan, accompanied by U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson. She was expected to discuss key alliance issues with Ahn, including Seoul's ongoing…
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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