Vegan U.S. Deputy Secretary of State to Visit Korea from 7th to 9th... Meeting with Minister Kang Kyung-wha on the 8th

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Se-young Holds Strategic Dialogue, Followed by Consultation Between Lee Do-hoon, Head of Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiations, and Chief North Korea Nuclear Representative

Steve Biegun, U.S. Department of State Special Representative for North Korea Policy, is entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Steven Biegun, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and Special Representative for North Korea, is scheduled to visit South Korea from the 7th to the 9th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 6th.

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is expected to meet with Deputy Secretary Biegun on the morning of the 8th at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Doryeom-dong, Seoul. Following this, First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Se-young will hold the 8th Korea-U.S. Deputy Foreign Ministers Strategic Dialogue with Deputy Secretary Biegun to discuss various major bilateral issues aimed at deepening and advancing Korea-U.S. relations, as well as exchange broad views on regional and global issues.

Vice Minister Cho has communicated with Deputy Secretary Biegun through a total of 10 telephone consultations involving seven regional countries on COVID-19 response and several bilateral calls. The 8th Korea-U.S. Deputy Foreign Ministers Strategic Dialogue will be the first face-to-face meeting since Deputy Secretary Biegun took office on December 21 of last year.

Additionally, Lee Do-hoon, Director-General for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is scheduled to hold Korea-U.S. senior representative talks on North Korea’s nuclear issues with Deputy Secretary Biegun, who also serves as Special Representative for North Korea.

An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, "Through the senior representative talks on North Korea’s nuclear issues, both sides plan to share assessments of the situation on the Korean Peninsula and continue consultations to maintain stability. They will also hold in-depth discussions on cooperation measures between the two countries for substantial progress toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of lasting peace."

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