South Korea-US to hold Nuclear Consultative Group meeting on July 18

Seoul, The Gulf Observer: The first meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) between South Korea and the United States will take place on July 18 in Seoul, South Korea’s presidential office said.

According to Reuters, the meeting will discuss “information sharing, consultation mechanism and joint planning and execution designed to bolster nuclear deterrence against North Korea.”

The NCG was first announced during the bilateral summit in Washington in April amid growing calls in South Korea for its own nuclear bombs, a step Washington opposes.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has said the group had upgraded the alliance with the U.S.