According to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, the Korea-US Integrated Defence Dialogue, a semi-annual meeting, will be held in the southeastern coastal city of Busan.

The South Korean Ministry of National Defence said the talks will address a wide range of outstanding security issues, including the countries’ joint defence posture and cooperation in shipbuilding.

The dialogue forms part of the regular high-level defence consultations between Seoul and Washington, providing a forum to discuss key security matters and bilateral defence cooperation.