South Korean foreign minister Cho Hyun said on Sunday the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and ROK President Lee Jae-myung will take place before the end of August, with the date still being finalized. Speaking to reporters after returning from a four-day trip to the U.S., Cho said the allies reaffirmed Washington’s extended deterrence and their combined defense posture, and stressed that “alliance modernization” should not be read solely as an effort to contain China.

Cho met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, senior senatorsincluding Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker and Foreign Relations Chair Jim Risch