U.S. reaffirms conditions-based OPCON transfer; Seoul vows close coordination

美전쟁부 "전작권 전환, 한미 상호합의 조건 충족돼야"… 이통 발언 이후 시점 주목 The U.S. has reiterated that the transfer of wartime operational control to South Korea must meet conditions agreed upon by both allies. Seoul's Defense Ministry has stressed that the two sides are working toward the same goal. Our defense correspondent Park Kun-woo reports. According to the U.S. Department of War in a written response to Voice of America on Tuesday, the transfer of wartime operational control, or OPCON, from Washington to Seoul remains a conditions-based process. It reasserted that both countries are committed to ensuring all conditions are met before the transfer takes place an (Source: Arirang News | Region: Washington D.C., USA)