Lee Do-hoon and Biegun Hold Phone Talks on North Korean Nuclear Issue...Agree on 'Resuming Inter-Korean and North Korea-US Dialogue'

Lee Do-hoon, Director General for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, and Stephen Biegun, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and Special Representative for North Korea Policy, are leaving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Seoul on the morning of the 8th after concluding their talks and moving to the press conference venue. Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Lee Do-hoon, Director General for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held a telephone consultation on the morning of the 2nd with Stephen Biegun, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and Special Representative for North Korea.

Both sides shared assessments of the recent situation on the Korean Peninsula and agreed on the urgent need to resume inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea talks promptly to achieve complete denuclearization and the establishment of lasting peace on the Peninsula. They also discussed creating conditions and measures to promote this.

An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, "The Republic of Korea and the United States agreed to actively utilize upcoming major international diplomatic schedules to further strengthen bilateral and multilateral communication and cooperation regarding North Korea’s nuclear and related issues."

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