Korea, US continue security talks for 2nd day with uranium enrichment rights in focus

Korea and the United States continued talks on their security agreements for a second day Wednesday, with Seoul's bid to secure uranium enrichment and spent nuclear fuel reprocessing capabilities for peaceful purposes expected to top the agenda. Wednesday's talks marked the second and final day of a meeting that began Tuesday as the allies launched bilateral consultations to advance the agreements reached at an October summit between the leaders of the two countries last year. Under the joint fact sheet, the U.S. committed to supporting processes that will lead to uranium enrichment and spent nuclear fuel reprocessing for civilian use and Seoul's push to build conventionally armed nuclear-propelled submarines. The U.S. delegation, led by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker, arrived in Seoul on Monday for the talks. Also accompanying her on the trip were Ivan Kanapathy, senior director for Asia at the National Security Council (NSC), and Matthew Napoli, deputy administrator for defense nuclear nonproliferation at the National Nuclear Security Administration, amon

Original source: Korea Times