Meanwhile, President Moon Jae-in will be meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper at the Blue House Friday afternoon.
According to a Blue House official,... U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley and South Korea's National Security Advisor Chung Eui-yong will also take part in the talks.
The two sides will be working to strengthen their alliance.
President Moon is expected to reiterate why Seoul decided to end its military-intel sharing pact with Tokyo over the latest export curbs,... while explaining its stance over the cost-sharing for American troops stationed on the Peninsula.