South Korea - president's security adviser "No change to THAAD agreement.. ARIRANG NEWS

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Published on 9 Jun 2017

청와대 안보실장 "사드 근본적으로 바꿀 의도 없다" 한미 정상회담 날짜, 의제 막바지 조율
With a Seoul-Washington summit set for the end of the month... the nation's top office is making it clear to the U.S. : the decision to postpone the full deployment of THAAD does NOT reflect any intention to change the agreement. 

Moon Connyoung files this reports from Cheong Wa Dae. No intent whatsoever to change the fundamental terms of Seoul, Washington agreement over the deployment of THAAD... reaffirmed South Korean President Moon Jae-in's chief national security adviser. "The decision on Thaad was made to protect South Korea and the U.S. Forces in Korea in the face of growing threats from North Korea. Just because there is a new administration in office, we do not intend to take it lightly and will continue to work closely with Washington on the matter."

In a rare news briefing on Friday, Chung Eui-yong made clear that Seoul's decision to hold off the full deployment of the U.S. anti-missile system pending a review of environmental impact is purely a domestic measure for the sake of ensuring a democratic process.

The career diplomat-turned-security chief also briefed the public on the progress of preparation work for President Moon's first bilateral summit with his U.S counterpart set for the end of this month. "As this will be the first meeting between the two heads-of-state both from fairly new administrations, it will be a great opportunity for the leaders to build close and stable ties based on trust. The two will likely discuss a wide range of issues from improving South Korea, U.S. alliance, resolving North Korea's nuclear problem and making joint efforts to bring peace on the Korean peninsula."