South Korean Foreign Minister holds telephone talk with new US Secretary of State... Communication within 24 hours of inauguration

South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yeol held a telephone conversation with new Secretary of State Marcos Benjamin Lee Rubio on the 23rd."
On the same day, Secretary Rubio emphasized that the US-ROK alliance is "the core axis of peace and security not only on the Korean peninsula but in the region as well."
"I would like to invite Foreign Minister Cho to Washington and hope to hold a US-ROK foreign ministers' meeting at an early date," he said. Foreign Minister Cho welcomed Secretary Rubio's appointment, saying, "The ROK-US alliance, which has been strong for over 70 years, will become even stronger under the new US administration."
In response, Secretary Rubio said, "The fact that he held a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Cho within 24 hours of taking office also shows the importance he places on the U.S.-ROK alliance."
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