South Korea, US Agree to Continue Close Cooperation on North Korea
Top diplomats from the two countries spoke about maintaining peace in the Korean Peninsula and other issues.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun agreed to maintain close coordination on North Korea’s nuclear weapons issue and peace on the Korean Peninsula. The call covered various alliance matters, following President Trump’s cancellation of joint military exercises, which was attributed to troop deployment constraints in Iran.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held a phone call on Aug. 24.
- They agreed to continue close coordination on North Korea’s nuclear weapons issue and maintaining peace on the Korean Peninsula.
- The discussion also covered other issues integral to the alliance between the two nations.
- The call followed President Donald Trump’s cancellation of joint military exercises scheduled for September.
- The cancellation of the drill was cited as due to constraints over troop deployments in Iran.
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