The top defense officials of South Korea and the United States are set for bilateral talks in Seoul on Thursday.<br /> South Korea's defense ministry says Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo and his U.S. counterpart James Mattis will meet at 2PM, Korea time.<br />Mattis will be in Seoul on a whistle-stop one-day stay.<br />The two will discuss military cooperation between the allies and issues related to implementing agreements reached during the inter-Korean summit as well as the Pyongyang-Washington summit.<br />Song and Mattis are also expected to discuss plans to transfer wartime operational control from the U.S. to South Korean military forces. <br />
