Thursday, July 31, 2025 - South Korea and the United States have begun talks to set a date for a summit between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump, Seoul's top diplomat said Thursday, a day after Trump said Lee will visit the White House in two weeks.
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun made the remarks in a meeting with
South Korean correspondents in Washington after he and Secretary of State Marco
Rubio held their first talks since the launch of the Lee administration in
June. Cho called the meeting "very constructive."
"(The two sides) are coordinating to set a date (for
the summit)," Cho said.
"We also agreed to shape the content of it at a working
level," he added, apparently referring to joint preparations for the
summit agenda.
Regarding the summit preparations, a senior Seoul official
said it would take a "little more time" to finalize a date and that
it is difficult to conclusively say whether the summit will take place in two
weeks as Trump has said.
If the summit is held, Lee and Trump are expected to discuss
a wide range of alliance issues, ranging from defense against North Korea's
advancing nuclear and missile threats to joint efforts to enhance economic
security for both nations.
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