The Korea Times
Korea and the United States launched formal negotiations Tuesday to implement security and economic agreements reached at last October's bilateral summit, with discussions centered on Seoul's push to develop nuclear-powered submarines and its pledge to invest $350 billion in the U.S. in exchange for reduced tariff rates. The two-day meeting, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul, focuses on the Joint Fact Sheet published in November 2025 following the summit between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump. Key agenda items include Seoul's ambition to build domestically produced nuclear-powered submarines, uranium enrichment for fuel reprocessing and the terms of the investment commitment. From the Korean side, Park Yoon-joo, first vice foreign minister, will lead the delegation and the team includes government officials from the presidential Office of National Security, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Science and ICT and more. The U.S. delegation is led by Und
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