"The first meeting will be held in Seoul in April," Cho said during a keynote speech at a symposium on nuclear issues, as quoted by the Yonhap news agency.
The diplomat added that he was planning to visit the US capital of Washington next week to announce the launch of a committee on negotiations of the deal.
Relations between the United States and South Korea have been highly cooperative since 1950, when Washington supported Seoul during the Korean War. During the following decades, South Korea reduced its dependency on the United States and saw marked economic growth. Relations between the two countries were reaffirmed after conservative President Lee Myung-Bak assumed office in 2008. South Korea is designated a major non-NATO ally by the United States.
