Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed today burden sharing and fair trade with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun, ahead of a planned summit between the two countries next week.

According to Qatar News Agency, during the meeting, the two ministers also discussed ways to strengthen the alliance between the two countries through a forward-looking agenda focused on enhancing deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region, increasing collective burden-sharing, contributing to the revitalization of the American manufacturing sector, and restoring fairness and equality in trade relations.