Wi Sung-rak in the U.S.: "There Was Progress... Agreed to Expedite Follow-up Measures to the Summit Agreements"

Meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on December 16
Discussions on Korean Peninsula Issues in New York

Wi Sungrak, Director of National Security at the Presidential Office, who is currently visiting the United States, announced on December 18 (local time) that both countries have agreed to swiftly implement follow-up measures on the agreements reached between the leaders of South Korea and the United States.

Yonhap News Agency

After completing a two-day schedule in Washington, D.C., Wi spoke with the press by phone and, when asked about the results of the discussions with the U.S. side, said, "It was good. There was progress in the consultations with the United States."

He added, "It is difficult to say definitively that there were concrete achievements in specific areas, but both sides agreed to expedite the follow-up measures on the agreements between the two leaders."

This visit was aimed at discussing ways to promptly implement the agreements included in the joint fact sheet from the South Korea-U.S. summit. It is understood that, through meetings with cabinet members from the Donald Trump administration, both sides reached a consensus to quickly pursue follow-up actions on key issues.

The fact sheet includes provisions such as U.S. support for South Korea’s enrichment of uranium for civilian use and reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, as well as U.S. approval for South Korea’s construction of nuclear-powered submarines.

Wi, who arrived in the United States on December 16, met with Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State and White House National Security Advisor, on the day of his arrival, and held talks with Chris Wright, U.S. Secretary of Energy, the following day (December 17).

Wi will travel from Washington, D.C. to New York on this day before returning to South Korea.

In New York, he is expected to meet with senior United Nations (UN) officials to hold various discussions on South Korea-UN relations and issues concerning the Korean Peninsula.