US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul on Monday, the Seoul Foreign Ministry said in a statement, France 24 reports.
"They are expected to discuss the South Korean-American alliance, South Korean-American-Japanese cooperation, North Korea issues, and regional and global challenges," the ministry said.
So, South Korea is a key security ally of Washington, but the country has been gripped by a crisis caused by President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed decree to impose martial law on December 3.
As a reminder, on Friday, investigators investigating Yoon's declaration of martial law attempted to execute a warrant for his arrest, but it was repelled by the president's security guards.
The warrant expires on January 6, the same day Blinken is scheduled to meet with Cho.
Yoon remains the incumbent president of South Korea, but his powers have been suspended pending a decision by the Constitutional Court on his impeachment.
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, who has been in office for only a week, has been appointed acting president.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Yoon Suk Yeol previously ignored a summons for questioning in connection with his brief declaration of martial law by failing to appear before the Office for the Investigation of Corruption Among High-ranking Officials on Wednesday.
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