South Korean official meets with Hillary Clinton's possible pick for Pentagon chief

SEOUL, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- South Korea's foreign minister met with a former aide to U.S. President Barack Obama ahead of an upcoming "2+2" ministerial meeting in Washington, where the two sides are expected to discuss North Korea provocations during the meeting.

South Korea's foreign minister Yun Byung-se said Monday the talks are to cover details of cooperation on the "extended deterrence" and other ways to "counter the North Korea threat," Yonhap reported.