South Korea and US to begin enrichment and nuclear submarine talks in June

On 2026-05-22, South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo met US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker in Washington, D.C. The two sides discussed the overall bilateral relationship and agreed to hold a kickoff meeting for follow-up security consultations on uranium enrichment, spent fuel reprocessing, and nuclear-powered submarines. The talks are part of follow-up work under the Korea-US Joint Fact Sheet.