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South Korea and U.S. to hold high-level defense talks amid Hormuz deployment consideration

South Korea and the United States plan to hold senior-level defense talks in Busan, South Korea, as Seoul considers military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz. Deputy Defense Minister Kim Hong-cheol and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of War George Lemeur will lead the biannual Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue from Wednesday to Friday.

The talks are part of the regular defense dialogue between South Korea and the United States, with the biannual Integrated Defense Dialogue scheduled for three days in Busan. The discussions come amid Seoul's consideration of deploying military assets to the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint. The decision to hold the talks in Busan, a major port city, underscores the strategic importance of the region and the close military coordination between the two allies.

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IndependentKorea HeraldSep 14, 05:35 AM
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South Korea and the United States plan to hold their senior-level regular defense talks this week, the defense ministry said, amid Seoul weighing military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz. The biannual Korea-US Integrated Defense Dialogue will be held in the southeastern port city of Busan from Wednesday through Friday, according to the ministry. Kim Hong-cheol, deputy defense minister for policy, and George Lemeur, US deputy assistant secretary of war for East Asia, will lead the talks, along

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