foreign minister-US visit

▲ South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio greet each other during a trilateral foreign ministers' meeting among South Korea, the United States and Japan held on the sidelines of ASEAN-related foreign ministers' meetings in Manila on July 22, 2026. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun plans to visit Washington for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.

Cho is scheduled to depart for the United States on Thursday and hold talks with Rubio the following day (local time), according to the foreign ministry.

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

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