SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) — South Korea and the United States are in the process of revising some parts concerning security issues in their joint fact sheet on the outcome of last week’s summit talks, a senior presidential official said Friday.
The official made the remarks as speculation is growing over a possible deadlock in the allies’ coordination on the release of the joint documents as the disclosure has been delayed for days.
The joint fact sheet would outline the details of plans and commitments regarding South Korea’s US$350 billion investment package and other key alliance issues, including Seoul’s bid to secure fuel supplies for nuclear submarines.
“There was a need to make some adjustments to reflect additional points that surfaced from the Gyeongju summit,” the official told reporters, referring to the talks that took place between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering on Oct. 29.
Lee publicly brought up the issue of nuclear submarines and its fuel supplies at the start of their talks.
“The U.S. has recently been going through another interagency review of the (joint fact sheet) text. It appears that some departments have requested additional input. That’s taking some time,” he said.
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