(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. agree to postpone key bilateral security dialogue to early next year: Seoul

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SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to hold their key bilateral security dialogue early next year, Seoul's defense ministry said Wednesday, postponing the meeting typically held in late October or early November.

The decision came after bilateral talks between Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of a regional defense ministers' meeting in the Philippines, the ministry said.

The announcement confirmed growing speculation that the allies may push back their annual Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) amid apparent friction over moving forward with the transition of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington to Seoul.

The secretary and the minister also agreed to hold another round of bilateral talks in Washington next month, the ministry added.

Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul (R) poses with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during their bilateral talks ahead of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus in Cebu, the Philippines, on Oct. 28, 2026, in this photo provided by South Korea's defense ministry. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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首尔，10月28日（韩联社）——韩国国防部周三表示，韩国和美国已同意将关键的双边安全对话推迟到明年初举行，该对话通常在10月下旬或11月初举行。

韩国国防部表示，这一决定是在韩国国防部长康信哲与美国国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯在菲律宾举行的地区国防部长会议间隙进行双边会谈后做出的。

该声明证实了越来越多的猜测，即盟国可能会推迟年度安全磋商会议（SCM），原因是双方在将战时作战控制权（OPCON）从华盛顿移交给首尔的问题上存在明显的摩擦。

该部还补充说，秘书和部长还同意下个月在华盛顿举行另一轮双边会谈。

2026年10月28日，韩国国防部长康信哲（右）与美国国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯在菲律宾宿务举行的东盟防长扩大会议前举行双边会谈。此照片由韩国国防部提供。（照片不得出售）（韩联社）

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美国强调战时作战指挥权移交的条件，韩国则力促设定目标年。

（导语）韩国和美国国防部长将在东盟会议前夕于菲律宾举行会谈

国防部称康健仁关于“信任美国”的言论意在反驳议员对作战指挥权移交的质疑。

韩国国防部长：韩国和美国正密切协调，确定作战指挥权移交的目标年份

（导语）美国在关于作战指挥权移交给韩国的辩论中，援引不断变化的“威胁环境”作为论据。

（导语）首尔：韩国和美国同意将关键的双边安全对话推迟到明年初。