Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong held talks with his American counterpart Antony Blinken in Hawaii on Saturday.
According to Seoul’s foreign ministry, the top diplomats expressed concerns about a series of recent missile launches by North Korea.
The ministry said Chung proposed that Seoul and Washington continue close consultations to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and to settle lasting peace in the region.
The top diplomats reportedly agreed to closely cooperate to prevent the situation of the peninsula from worsening and to resume dialogue with North Korea at an early date.
The two sides also expressed their firm support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence and exchanged opinions on other regional issues as well.
In addition, they agreed to cooperate to address global issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and supply chains.
After the bilateral talks, Chung and Blinken held a trilateral meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi.
Source: KBS World Radio