South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs scrambles to contain martial law...Two meetings with US ambassador in two days

The South Korean government is working hard to restore diplomatic relations. On the 3rd of this month, the government did not give prior notice to the US of the declaration of emergency martial law, which led to criticism of the South Korean government from US government officials.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yol met with the US ambassador to South Korea twice in the past two days, and senior government officials are also meeting with foreign diplomats from various countries in South Korea.
As Minister of Foreign Affairs and as a member of the State Council, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the situation that has arisen, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to not only the staff at the headquarters and overseas diplomatic missions, but also to my senior and former colleagues in the field.
"I would like to offer my sincere apologies to the people of Japan," he said. It is unusual for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make public remarks made at a closed-door meeting of directors and bureau chiefs. The ministry distributed this statement in English.
In particular, Minister Cho called for "close communication with the United States so that the U.S.-ROK alliance can grow unwaveringly."
On the 5th and 8th, he met with US Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg. Both times, he reportedly met at the request of the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Minister Cho also spoke with Secretary of State Tony Blinken on the 5th.
This is seen as a measure to minimize the deterioration of U.S.-South Korean relations since the declaration of martial law. However, it remains to be seen how long the diplomatic rift between the two countries over martial law will last. Kurt Campbell, U.S.
The State Department's Vice Minister expressed displeasure, saying, "President Yoon made a serious misjudgment" regarding the declaration of martial law, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin postponed his visit to South Korea.
The New York Times reported that the alliance between the United States and South Korea was facing its biggest test in decades.
The scheduled US-ROK Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) meeting and the first NCG Roadshow Exercise (TTX) have been postponed indefinitely.