South Korea and the U.S. to Hold 'Cybersecurity Senior-Level Meeting' in Washington on the 20th

Follow-up Measures After April Summit... Discussion on Establishing a Bilateral Consultative Body

South Korea and the United States will hold a cybersecurity meeting in Washington, USA, on the 20th.

On the 16th, the Presidential Office stated, "This is to swiftly discuss cybersecurity issues and their implementation plans as a follow-up to the Korea-US summit," adding, "Senior officials from both countries will directly participate to share key issues and discuss the establishment of a bilateral consultative body."

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Earlier, President Yoon Suk-yeol signed the "Strategic Cybersecurity Cooperation Framework" with US President Joe Biden in Washington last April, agreeing to expand the alliance into cyberspace and strengthen comprehensive cyber cooperation.

The meeting will be attended by Director-level officials from the National Security Office including Cybersecurity Secretary Yoon Oh-jun, the National Intelligence Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Science and ICT, National Police Agency, and the 777 Command. During the visit to the US, they also plan to meet with officials from the White House National Security Council (NSC) to share current issues and discuss the establishment of a bilateral consultative body.

A Presidential Office official said, "We plan to intensify cooperation between the two countries, which is evolving into an intelligence alliance, by visiting major US cybersecurity agencies and actively exchanging technology and knowledge with private sector experts," adding, "This is expected to contribute to concretely implementing the cybersecurity cooperation enhancement measures agreed upon at the Korea-US summit."

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