US Positive on Global Hawk Sale to S. Korea

Posted on: Jan. 16th, 2007 || Source: times.hankooki.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

The United States said it would go through with the sale of unmanned reconnaissance aircrafts to Korea if a related global arms control pact is revised, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Tuesday.

"To our request for the sale of the Global Hawk, the U.S. expressed a position that it is not opposed in principle to the aircraft deal," the agency said in a statement. "But they stressed that the relevant international pact should be first amended."

The U.S. response came during talks between senior defense officials from the two countries in the United States last week, DAPA officials said. DAPA Commissioner Lee Sun-hi and other delegates returned home after a weeklong visit to the United States on Sunday.

"We expect a visible progress to be made on the purchase of the Global Hawk in the near future, as the U.S. position has turned positive," an informed DAPA official said, asking not to be identified.

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