▲ Adm. Yang Yong-mo, chief of naval operations, speaks during a ceremony marking the Navy's acquisition of P-8A maritime patrol aircraft at the Naval Air Command in Pohang, 262 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on July 4, 2024, in this file photo provided by the Navy. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Navy chief-US visit

Navy chief to visit Hawaii for talks with top U.S. admirals

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief naval officer will visit Hawaii this week to hold talks with top U.S. admirals to strengthen bilateral security cooperation, his office said Tuesday.

During the six-day trip through Sunday, Adm. Yang Yong-mo, chief of the Navy, will meet with Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Adm. Stephen Kohler, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, according to the Navy.

A series of talks were aimed at discussing ways to improve the allies' defense posture, it said.

Yang will also meet and encourage South Korean troops taking part in a major U.S.-hosted multinational naval exercise in waters around Hawaii.

South Korea has dispatched some 840 personnel and multiple warships, including the 7,600-ton ROKS Yulgok Yi I Aegis-equipped destroyer, for the Rim of the Pacific Exercise that began late last month and will run through Aug. 2.

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