The presidential office on Thursday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to approve South Korea’s bid to build a nuclear-powered submarine, vowing to closely cooperate with the US throughout the process.

Trump wrote on social media on Thursday that he had given South Korea approval to build a nuclear-powered submarine, adding it will be built at shipyards in Philadelphia.

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The approval came a day after South Korea President Lee Jae Myung asked Trump to allow South Korea to have nuclear fuel to build nuclear-powered submarines during their summit held in the southeastern city of Gyeongju.

“Our government welcomes President Trump’s decision,” presidential spokesperson Kim Nam-jun said in a press briefing.

“The decision will help bolster our defence capabilities and

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