SEOUL, Nov 14, 2025 (AFP) – South Korea will “move forward” with the United States in building nuclear-powered submarines, President Lee Jae Myung said Friday, after a long-awaited security and trade agreement was finalised.

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“One of the greatest variables for our economy and security — the bilateral negotiations on trade, tariffs and security — has been finalised,” Lee told a news conference, adding the two countries had agreed to “move forward with building nuclear-powered submarines”.