S. Korea-US defense chiefs to meet in December as SCM delayed to 2027

South Korea-US defense talks will be held in Washington next month, but the annual Security Consultative Meeting, where the allies were expected to discuss key issues, has been postponed. The agreement came as Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul met US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for the first time on the sidelines of the 13th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in the Philippines on Wednesday, according to Seoul’s Defense Ministry. At the meeting, Hegseth reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to

Source: The Korea Herald