Foreign minister to visit U.S. for talks with Rubio on Friday: Foreign Ministry

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday to discuss alliance, peninsula and global issues.

인사하는 한-미 외교장관 (마닐라=연합뉴스) 김주형 기자 = 조현 외교부 장관(왼쪽)과 마코 루비오 미국 국무장관이 22일 필리핀 마닐라 필리핀국제컨벤션센터(PICC)에서 아세안관련 외교장관회의 계기에 열린 한미일 외교장관회의에서 인사하고 있다. 2026.7.22 kjhpress@yna.co.kr/2026-07-22 14:48:50/
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, left, greets U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Korea, the United States and Japan on the sidelines of Asean-related foreign ministers’ meetings at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila on July 22.

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun plans to visit Washington for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week, Seoul's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.

Cho is scheduled to depart for the United States on Thursday and hold talks with Rubio the following day, according to the Foreign Ministry.

"The two sides will discuss a wide range of issues, including Korea-U.S. relations, the Korean Peninsula and regional and global issues," the ministry said in a release.


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