Seoul ¨C South Korea is reviewing a phased contribution to efforts to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of ?Hormuz, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said on Wednesday, signaling support steps short of military participation.
Ahn told a ?news conference ?with South Korean reporters in Washington that he had conveyed Seoul¡¯s position ?at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday.
¡°We said at about this level that, fundamentally, we will participate as a responsible member of the international community and that we will ?review ways to contribute in a phased manner,¡± Ahn said in comments confirmed by Seoul¡¯s ministry.
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