South Korea's new foreign minister holds his first ”telephone conversation” with the Chinese foreign minister...”fifth” after the US, Japan, Australia, and Vietnam

On the 6th, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yeol held his first telephone conversation with Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs. This day marks the second time since Foreign Minister Cho took office on the 10th of last month.
Seven days later, this was the fifth telephone conversation after the United States, Japan, Australia, and Vietnam. According to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two foreign ministers spoke for 50 minutes that afternoon and held high-level exchanges.
They discussed matters of general China-South Korea relations, such as cooperation on supply networks, and matters of mutual interest, such as the North Korean nuclear issue. Minister Wang Yi said, ``From now on, we will build a good working relationship with Foreign Minister Cho and work towards the development of bilateral relations.''
I hope that we can cooperate closely,'' and invited Foreign Minister Cho to visit China. In response, Foreign Minister Cho expressed his gratitude for Minister Wang Yi's celebration and invitation to visit China.
We will discuss the proposal through diplomatic channels." Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to ``emphasizing China-South Korea relations and developing them sustainably,'' and ``for the future-oriented development of bilateral relations.''
``It is important to strengthen strategic exchange and communication at various levels to achieve this goal.'' On the other hand, regarding the delay in the China-South Korea foreign ministers' telephone talk, the South Korean government said, ``The situation between the two foreign ministers was
It's just a matter of scheduling." Minister Wang Yi sent a congratulatory message to Foreign Minister Cho immediately after he took office. His predecessor, former Foreign Minister Park Jin, was replaced by Antony Blinken two days after taking office.
Compared to the telephone conversation between the US Secretary of State and Minister Wang Yi four days later, the first telephone conversation between China and South Korea's foreign ministers has been described as extremely slow.