최종건 외교차관 9일 방미…비건 미 부장관과 차관협의<br /><br />South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun will meet U.S. counterpart Stephen Biegun this Thursday for talks.<br />Seoul's foreign ministry announced Tuesday that Choi will head to Washington on Wednesday morning where the two sides are expected to discuss certain bilateral and regional issues.<br />Likely to be on the agenda...are the stalled defense cost-sharing negotiations,... as well as South Korea joining the G7 Summit.<br />Rising tensions between the U.S. and China are also expected to be discussed.<br />The visit comes following an invitation from Biegun during a phone call last week...and will be their first face-to-face meeting since Choi took office last month.<br />
