SOUTH KOREA, U.S HOLD ANNUAL SECURITY TALKS -To chart military alliance
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back held the annual Security Consultative Meeting today, the highest-level forum at which the two countries chart the course of their military alliance and South Korea’s defence against nuclear-armed North Korea.
The South’s defence ministry said the two would discuss combined defence readiness against North Korea and cooperation on regional security and cyber and missile defence.
Washington is reportedly considering making the role of the 28,500 U.S. troops in South Korea more flexible, with an eye on maintaining the balance of power in Asia amid concerns about Chinese activities in the South China Sea and around Taiwan.
South Korea has worked to grow its defence capabilities in the past 20 years, and reportedly has 450,000 troops.
