Korea, US step closer to restoring alliance
Posted : 2021-02-14 16:35
Updated : 2021-02-15 09:11
Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in their first telephone conversation, Feb. 12, after Chung took office, Feb. 9. The two reaffirmed the bilateral alliance and saw eye to eye on the need for accelerated defense cost-sharing talks and combined military exercises in the spring, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Yonhap
Allies expected to strike deal on defense cost-sharing soon
By Yi Whan-woo
South Korea and the United States are stepping closer to getting their security alliance back on track, with accelerated defense cost-sharing talks and combined military exercises in the spring planned to resume in March.