Seoul:South Korea and the United States have agreed to postpone their key bilateral security dialogue to early next year. This decision involves rescheduling a meeting that is typically conducted in late October or early November, as announced by Seoul's defense ministry.

According to Emirates News Agency, the postponement was decided following discussions between South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. These talks occurred on the sidelines of a regional defense ministers' meeting in the Philippines.

The defense ministry emphasized the significance of successfully hosting the 58th South Korea-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting (SCM), which is now planned for early 2027. They also agreed to hold defense-ministerial talks in Washington in December as part of this arrangement.

In addition to the rescheduled SCM, both officials have agreed to conduct another round of bilateral talks in Washington in December, further solidifying their commitment to ongoing security cooperation.