S. Korea's top security advisor leaves for U.S. for summit discussion

Chung Eui-yong, South Korea's top security advisor to President Moon Jae-in, left for the United States Thursday morning to discuss agendas of the upcoming meeting between Moon and U.S. President Donald Trump, the presidential Blue House said in a statement.

During his two-day visit, Chung was scheduled to meet with senior U.S. government officials, including Herbert Raymond McMaster, the U.S. national security advisor.

Chung will discuss with the U.S. officials about ways for a successful meeting between Moon and Trump that was slated to be held in late June.

In-depth discussions would be made on major issues such as the Korean Peninsular nuclear issue and the U.S.-South Korea alliance, according to the statement.

President Moon took office on May 10 after winning a landslide victory in the presidential by-election. During his first phone conversation with Trump, they agreed to hold their summit meeting as early as possible.

According to local media reports, Chung was expected to discuss with the U.S. side about the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile interception system.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)