US-Korea Nuclear High-Level Committee Video Meeting... Discussions on Nuclear Power Export and Nuclear Security

First Meeting of Co-Chairs Following Mark Menezes's Appointment as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Lee Tae-ho, the 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Korean co-chair of the Korea-US High-Level Nuclear Committee, held a joint video conference with Mark Menzies, the US co-chair and Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Energy, on the 16th to discuss current issues in Korea-US nuclear cooperation and ways to strengthen the strategic nuclear partnership between the two countries.

The Korea-US High-Level Bilateral Commission (HLBC) is the highest-level consultative body that discusses strategic nuclear cooperation measures between the two countries under the revised Korea-US Nuclear Agreement of November 2015. It consists of working groups on △Spent Nuclear Fuel Management △Promotion of Nuclear Exports and Export Control Cooperation △Stable Supply of Nuclear Fuel △Nuclear Security.

This video conference was the first meeting between the co-chairs since Deputy Secretary Menzies took office in August and was held in a video conference format considering the COVID-19 situation. Participants included the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Ministry of Science and ICT from the Korean side, and the US Department of State, Department of Energy, and Nuclear Security Administration from the US side.

Both sides agreed that as the strategic importance of Korea-US nuclear cooperation grows, the two countries should continue to deepen and develop cooperation in areas such as nuclear power plant exports, nuclear research and development (R&D), and nuclear security under the revised Korea-US Nuclear Agreement, and agreed to continue close consultations going forward.

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