FM Cho to visit US for talks with Rubio on Friday: foreign ministry
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun plans to visit Washington for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. Cho is scheduled to depart for the United States on Thursday and hold talks with Rubio the following day (local time), according to the foreign ministry. "The two sides will discuss a wide range of issues, including South Korea-U.S. relations,…
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is set to visit the United States. According to The Korea Times, he will depart on Thursday and hold talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the following day.
The Korea Times reports that the two sides will discuss a wide range of issues, including South Korea-U.S. relations.
There is no information on the specific topics that Cho and Rubio will discuss, but other reports mention Rubio's recent discussions with other officials. For example, Rubio discussed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian attacks with Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, according to Middle East Eye. Meanwhile, Daily Times reports that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to hold a high-level meeting with Rubio in New York on September 22.
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