SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) — South Korea and the United States held their first follow-up talks Thursday to flesh out the small print of an settlement signed final 12 months on expertise cooperation, the science ministry stated.
The assembly, held just about, marked the launch of a working group on the Technology Prosperity Deal, signed on the sidelines of a South Korea-U.S. summit held in October in Gyeongju, a metropolis positioned some 275 kilometers southeast of Seoul, the place the international locations’ leaders attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
“During the first official meeting, the two countries discussed the structure and operation of the working group, as well as final goals and areas of cooperation through related activities,” the Ministry of Science and ICT stated in a launch.
The two international locations will search to strengthen ties in numerous cutting-edge sectors, together with synthetic intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure, biotechnology and area, it added.
South Korea and the United States will work to establish areas of cooperation and announce outcomes at a joint committee assembly on science and expertise set to be held within the second half of 2026, in keeping with the ministry.
This file photograph supplied by the Ministry of Science and ICT reveals its emblem. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Yonhap)
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