▲ South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun (L), Deputy Defense Minister for Policy Cho Chang-rae (R), Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins (2nd from L) and acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Cara Abercrombie pose for a photo after a press conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., in this Sept. 4, 2024, file photo. They held a session of the allies' Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group on the day. (Yonhap)

S Korea-US-deterrence talks

S. Korea, U.S. to hold key nuclear deterrence talks next month

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States plan to hold key nuclear deterrence talks next month, officials said Sunday, as the allies agreed to fully resume bilateral diplomatic and security schedules postponed in the aftermath of President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid.

Seoul and Washington had planned to hold the fourth session of the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) in the U.S. capital earlier this month, but it was postponed after Yoon's short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3.

The fourth session of the NCG will be held in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10, the defense ministry said.

The NCG was launched last year as part of the Washington Declaration that Yoon and U.S. President Joe Biden issued during their White House summit in April to strengthen the credibility of America's extended deterrence commitment to using the full range of its military capabilities, including nuclear arms, to defend its ally.

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