The US State Department said on the 14th (local time) that it has agreed to positively consider the'alliance dialogue' proposed by Korea.
A spokesman for the US State Department said, "The two sides agreed that the ROK and US governments should continue to take measures to strengthen the alliance" in a media inquiry regarding the establishment of the'Alliance Dialogue', a consultation between the ROK and the US diplomatic authorities. I answered like this.
The State Department introduced the recent meetings between First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Jong-Geon and Deputy Minister Stephen Vegan, saying, "Deputy Minister Choi and Vegan agreed that both governments should continue to take steps to strengthen the alliance."
"For this, Vice Minister Choi proposed an alliance dialogue between the two countries, and Veegan agreed to consider this positively."
Earlier, Vice Minister Choi visited the United States on the 9th and talked with the Minister of Vegon on the 10th. We decided to check and cooperate with the enemy.”
However, in the press release released by the Ministry of State earlier, "the ROK-U.S. alliance has also discussed ways to promote the alliance so that it will continue to be the power of peace and prosperity in the future in India and the Pacific." It.
Regarding this, some media cited sources from the ROK-US relations and reported that'the State Department has never agreed to establish an alliance dialogue'.
In response, Vice Minister Choi returned to Korea on the 12th, met with reporters, stressed that there was no disagreement with the United States over the establishment of a consultative body, and said that the first meeting of the alliance dialogue was being held in October.
(Photo = Courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yonhap News)