South Korea and the United States begin two-day defense talks on Monday, the Republic of Korea Defense Ministry said.
According to the report, during the 20th Korea-US Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD), the two sides plan to discuss "
The transfer of operational control of South Korean troops from Washington to Seoul (OPCON) and ways to strengthen cooperation in the field of defense between the two countries will also be discussed, the ministry added..
It is clarified that the parties will be represented by Deputy Defense Minister of South Korea Kim Man Ki and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Siddharth Mohandas.
The talks will take place days after North Korean leader Kim Yeo-jung's sister said Pyongyang could officially end the Korean War and discuss holding an inter-Korean summit if South Korea treats North Korea with "