Korea, US to have simultaneous discussions next year on implementing summit agreements

Korea and the United States will have several discussions all at once next year on implementing agreements reached in the summits between their leaders, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Saturday. Wi visited Washington earlier in the week to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who doubles as the U.S. national security adviser, and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. Wi, who traveled to Canada after his Washington stop, told Yonhap News Agency that Korea and the U.S. are on the same page as far as how they will go about implementing summit agreements. When asked if the two allies will prioritize some issues over others when going ahead with their talks, Wi said, "We will launch all the discussions at once, regardless of priorities." "In regard to civil uranium enrichment, spent fuel reprocessing and building nuclear-powered submarines, we will have simultaneous talks starting in the new year." To that end, Wi's office has formed separate task forces for nuclear-powered submarines and for uranium enrichment to prepare for working-level talks with the U.S. "I think things ar