Hegseth visits S. Korea for talks on US troops, tour of DMZ border

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - United States Defence Ministers Hi-Tea as part of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/Pool/File Photo

SEOUL: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth (pic) visits South Korea on Monday (Nov 3) for talks expected to involve Washington's goal of reshaping the role of US troops in Korea in an evolving security environment and is also expected to visit the DMZ border with North Korea.

The defence chiefs are scheduled to hold the annual Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) on Tuesday, the highest-level forum where the two countries chart the course of their military alliance and South Korea's defence against nuclear-armed North Korea.