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U.S., South Korea say no plans to change 'bilateral defense posture'

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton and his South Korean counterpart, Chung Eui-yong, reaffirmed on Friday that there were no plans to change the two countries' "bilateral defense posture" in South Korea, the White House said in a statement.

The two officials, who met in Washington, also discussed Trump's planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and began preparations for a visit by South Korean President Moon Jae-in to the White House on May 22, the statement said.