President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump are holding an expanded luncheon meeting between South Korea and the U.S. at the Gyeongju Museum in North Gyeongsang Province on October 29 last year / President Lee Jae Myung&#39;s social media

The U.S. State Department has established a dedicated unit for nuclear-powered submarines to facilitate discussions with the U.S. on implementing the joint fact sheet agreed upon by U.S. and South Korean leaders.

According to the State Department on Thursday, a Nuclear-Powered Submarine Negotiation Team has been set up under the Bureau of North American Affairs, which oversees U.S.-South Korea relations. The team consists of a director-level team leader and two staff members.

This team's formation comes as the U.S. negotiating team is expected to visit South Korea in late February or early to mid-March to discuss the introduction of nuclear submarines and revisions to the nuclear cooperation agreement.

Last December, the South Korean government launched an interagency Nuclear-Powered Submarine Task Force (TF) led by the Ministry of National Defense, with participation from the State Department.

The Nuclear-Powered Submarine Negotiation Team will serve as a liaison with the U.S. and is expected to focus on practical preparations for a separate U.S.-South Korea agreement necessary for nuclear submarine construction.

Furthermore, the team is set to collaborate with the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Acquisition Team established last month under the Defense Policy Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense.

The U.S. State Department has established a dedicated unit for nuclear-powered submarines …

South Korea Forms New Nuclear Submarine Negotiation Team: What This Means for U.S. Relations