President Donald Trump, secretary of state, secretary of defense on Thursday discussed Seoul’s suspension of THAAD deployment
A White House official has confirmed to VOA that President Donald Trump, the secretary of state and the secretary of defense discussed South Korea’s suspension of deployment of a U. S. anti-ballistic-missile defense system in South Korea.
South Korea announced Wednesday that it would delay the installation of the remaining components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system while it was assessing the system’s environmental impact.
The official said U. S. officials had been «in close contact with our ally South Korea» on the matter. The official added that the South Korean government had assured the U. S. that it would not revert from its previous commitments regarding the missile defense system, and that the United States had given South Korea the same assurances.
The future of the program has been uncertain since South Korea announced the suspension.
