DIPLOMACY

VOLUME XXXI NO.10

From the Chairman

Exclusive Interview

Korea-Pakistan Relations

ROK-U.S. Relations

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ROK-U.S. Relations

To Ensure Security on the Peninsula and Stability in Northeast Asia:

South Korea and the United States agreed to "appropriately accelerate" discussions on Seoul's efforts to gain greater control of its national defense, including operational command of its forces in wartime. The United States will continue to provide South Korea with a nuclear umbrella as protection against any attack.
According to a joint statement following the 37th Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) on Oct. 21, 2005, South Korean Defense Minister Yoon Kwangung and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld agreed on the need to maintain the USFK (United States Forces Korea) in the ROK...

To Sustain a Vigilant Counter-Terror Posture at Busan-APEC Summit:

The following are excerpts from the 13- point joint communique at the the 37th Security Consultative Meeting led by ROK Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwangung and U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, held on Oct. 21, 2005, in Seoul. - Ed.

-Secretary Rumsfeld expressed his appreciation for the continued deployment of the ROK armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and recognized that the ROK armed forces are making a critical contribution to both Iraqi and Afghan reconstruction, helping to build a safe and free nation for their people.
The Minister and the Secretary shar...