Acting US Ambassador Kim: ”US and South Korea will cooperate closely on North Korea issue” - South Korean media

On the 10th, Acting U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kevin Kim met with Jeong Yong-doo, director of the Foreign Strategic Intelligence Agency and South Korea's chief representative in North Korea's nuclear negotiations, to discuss North Korea policy.
Speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul that afternoon, Acting Ambassador Kim said, "The United States and South Korea are cooperating closely on all issues," adding, "Regarding North Korea-related issues,
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this meeting was a meaningful face-to-face meeting that took place on the occasion of Director-General Chung's inauguration.
The position oversees North Korea's nuclear negotiations in the country, and it had been vacant for some time since the new administration took office, but Jeong was appointed to the position on the 28th of last month.
In addition to communicating regularly about their existing policies toward North Korea, the United States and South Korea will hold regular meetings.
Furthermore, when asked if the US was concerned about the expression "nuclear-free Korean Peninsula," Acting Ambassador Kim simply replied, "Thank you."
Recently, some media outlets reported that during a meeting between Deputy Ambassador Kim and senior South Korean government officials, President Lee Jae-myung mentioned "nuclear abolition" rather than "denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
In response to the report, a South Korean Foreign Ministry official said, "The United States and South Korea will continue to maintain close communication and cooperation on overall policy toward North Korea."
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