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Timeline for OPCON transfer to be set in annual defense talks in October: Seoul

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Timeline for OPCON transfer to be set in annual defense talks in October: Seoul
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A timeline for the handover of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea from the United States will be set in this year's annual ministerial meeting and proposed to the leaders of the two countries, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday. The remarks by a ministry official came after U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander Gen. Xavier Brunson said the allies aim to meet conditions required for the envisioned OPCON transfer no later than the first quarter of 2029. "Based on suggestions by So

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