媒体通报
发言人办公室
2021年3月17日
国务卿安东尼·J·布林肯(Antony J. Blinken)和韩国外长郑义溶(Chung Eui-yong) 重申美韩同盟在东北亚、自由开放的印太地区和世界各地作为和平、稳定和繁荣的关键是至关重要的。在3月17日的会晤中，国务卿布林肯和外长郑义溶取得一致，认为我们需要扩大双边协调和在区域和全球的参与。
双边政策对话
美国和韩国将启动副助卿/司长级对话，讨论双边关系中的战略议题。美国国务院–韩国外交部的对话将扩大双边、区域和全球各种议题上的外交协调。与目前持续进行的印太对话(Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific)和美韩高级经济对话(U.S.-ROK Senior Economic Dialogue)一道，美韩双边政策对话(U.S.-ROK Bilateral Policy Dialogue)将是另一个重要的外交工具，为美国和韩国人民取得实质成果。
防卫费分担特别协定
3月18日，美国和韩国草签第11份美韩防卫费分担特别协定(Special Measures Agreement)。一旦敲定并生效后，该防卫费分担多年协议预期将加强我们的同盟和联合防卫态势，并且是双方秉着诚信努力的结果，确保我们的同盟持续具有互惠性、增强我们防止并威慑侵犯的能力、推进和平、安全、繁荣的共同目标。
美韩外长和防长联合声明
在3月18日举行的联合部长级会议中，美国和韩国承诺致力于共同的区域和全球目标。国务卿布林肯和防长奥斯丁与韩国对口部长一道发布美韩同盟重要性、增强威慑力以及在21世纪达成我们共同目标的共同愿景。
经济合作
美国和韩国重申继续加强美韩经济关系的重要性，以作为双边关系的关键支柱。在美韩高级经济对话现有的合作基础上，双方寻求加强双边、区域和全球经济合作，包括提升供应链的韧性、推动和保护新兴和关键技术，以及推进后疫情时代的经济复苏。
印太合作
通过我们持续进行有关印太的对话，同时与韩国新南政策协调，美国和韩国预期将达到我们共同的气候变化目标，以及在健康安全、网络能力建设、能源安全、太空、民主倡议以及其他在印太地区的优先事项上扩大协调。国务卿布林肯和外长郑义溶将善用我们印太的对话，扩大与太平洋岛屿国家和通过湄公河之友(Friends of the MeKong)在湄公河以南地区有关执法、海事安全和网络能力建设的区域协调。
气候变化
美国和韩国承诺加强气候雄心和去碳化的合作。双方将致力于在2050年之前达到温室气体净零排放，以及与这些2050年目标一致、颇具雄心的2030年目标。韩国和美国同时也有意通过美国–东盟智能城市伙伴计划(U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership)和韩国智能城市项目，扩大可持续智能城市的合作。

MEDIA NOTE
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON
Office of the Spokesperson
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the Republic of Korea Minister for Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong reaffirmed the vital importance of the U.S.-ROK Alliance as the linchpin of peace, security, and prosperity in Northeast Asia, in a free and open Indo-Pacific, and across the world.  During their March 17 meeting, Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Chung agreed on the need to expand our bilateral coordination and regional and global engagement.
Bilateral Policy Dialogue
The United States and the ROK will initiate a Deputy Assistant Secretary/Director-General-level dialogue to discuss strategic issues in the bilateral relationship.  This Department of State-Ministry of Foreign Affairs dialogue will expand diplomatic coordination on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues.  Along with our ongoing Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific and the U.S.-ROK Senior Economic Dialogue, the U.S.-ROK Bilateral Policy Dialogue will be another important diplomatic tool to achieve tangible results for the American and Korean people.
Special Measures Agreement
On March 18, the United States and the ROK initialed the draft text for the 11th U.S.-ROK Special Measures Agreement (SMA).  Upon conclusion and entry into force, this multi-year agreement on defense burden sharing is expected to strengthen our Alliance and combined defense posture and is the result of sincere efforts by both sides to ensure our Alliance remains mutually beneficial, enhances our ability to prevent and deter aggression, and advances our shared goals of peace, security, and prosperity.
U.S.-ROK Foreign and Defense Ministerial Joint Statement
The United States and the ROK committed to common regional and global objectives during the March 18 Joint Ministerial.  Secretaries Blinken and Austin joined their ROK counterparts to issue a shared vision of the importance of the U.S.-ROK Alliance, strengthening deterrence, and achieving our shared objectives in the 21st Century.
Economic Cooperation
The United States and the ROK reaffirmed the importance of continuing to strengthen the U.S.-ROK economic relationship, as a key pillar of the bilateral relationship.  Building on existing cooperation under the U.S.-ROK Senior Economic Dialogue, both sides seek to enhance bilateral, regional, and global economic cooperation, including in the areas of enhancing supply chain resilience, promoting and protecting emerging and critical technologies, and fostering post-COVID-19 economic recovery.
Indo-Pacific Cooperation
Through our ongoing dialogues on the Indo-Pacific, and in coordination with the ROK New Southern Policy, the United States and the ROK expect to meet our shared climate change goals, as well as expand our coordination on health security, cyber capacity building, energy security, space, democracy initiatives, and other shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific region.  Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Chung will leverage our dialogues on the Indo-Pacific to expand regional coordination on law enforcement, maritime security, and cyber capacity building with the Pacific Island Countries and the Mekong sub-region through the Friends of the Mekong.
Climate Change
The United States and the ROK commit to enhancing cooperation on climate ambition and decarbonization.  The two sides will work towards achieving their net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and ambitious 2030 targets aligned with achieving these 2050 goals.  The ROK and the United States also intend to expand cooperation on sustainable smart cities through the U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership and the ROK’s smart cities programs.