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Seoul, Washington in talks to set OPCON transfer year
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said Monday that South Korea and the United States are in close consultations to complete the second stage of verification for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) and agree on a target year for the handover, Yonhap and the Korea Times report. KBS World adds that the talks aim to complete the full operational capability assessment for a South Korean-led combined command. Earlier, a U.S. official said the conditions agreed for the transfer remain unchanged, but security threats on the Korean Peninsula are evolving fast, according to KBS World. Korean media frame the discussions as ongoing coordination between Seoul and Washington, with no specific transfer year yet announced.
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