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Seoul, Washington Close to Setting OPCON Transfer Year
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said Monday that South Korea and the U.S. are in close consultations to complete the second-stage verification for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) and agree on a target year for the handover, with the goal of finishing the key verification and setting the year by December. Yonhap reports the two sides are "closely coordinating" on the matter, and KBS World quotes Kang as saying talks are underway to complete the full operational capability assessment for a South Korean-led combined command. Earlier, a U.S. official said the conditions for the transfer remain unchanged but security threats on the Korean Peninsula are evolving fast. The Hankyoreh quotes President Lee Jae Myung as vowing to regain OPCON, saying talks with the U.S. are "making good progress."
- Defense Minister: S. Korea, US in Talks to Decide OPCON Transfer Year
- Korea seeks to complete key OPCON verification, set transfer year by Dec.
- US Official: OPCON Transfer Conditions Unchanged, Security Threats Evolving Fast
- Lee vows to regain OPCON, says talks with US are ‘making good progress’
- S. Korea, U.S. closely coordinating on setting target year for OPCON transfer: defense chief
