Seoul, March 17 – South Korea's defence ministry has not received any official request from the United States to deploy warships to the Middle East, Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Tuesday, following US President Donald Trump's call urging allies to send vessels to protect the Strait of...
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Seoul, February 24 – A potential trip by a US delegation to South Korea for negotiations on security issues is being delayed due to scheduling matters, a senior Seoul official said on Tuesday, dismissing speculation that the delay was related to trade issues.The US delegation had been widely...
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Seoul, February 21 – South Korea's Defence Minister, Ahn Gyu-back, has formally protested to the United States Forces Korea (USFK) earlier this week over a brief encounter with Chinese fighter jets during a rare joint military exercise, according to military sources on Saturday.Minister Ahn...
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