SEOUL: South Korea will keep an eye on revising a nuclear pact with the United States when engaging in consultations with Washington on expanding its rights to uranium enrichment and spent nuclear fuel reprocessing, a senior diplomat said Friday.
First Vice Minister Park Yoon-joo made the remarks during a session of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, as the US affirmed its support for Seoul securing uranium enrichment and nuclear spent fuel reprocessing capabilities for civilian use.
"Consistent with the bilateral 123 agreement and subject to US legal requirements, the United States supports the process that will lead to the ROK's civil uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing for peaceful uses, " said a joint fact sheet on trade and security agreements between Seoul and Washington, released earlier in the day, Yonhap news agency reported. ROK is short for South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea.