Lee Do-hoon, Head of the Korean Peninsula Headquarters, to Visit the U.S. from 27th to 30th... Meeting with Representative Biegun for 'North Korea Policy Consultation'

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 after a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Seoul on the morning of the 8th and are giving an interview to the press. Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Lee Do-hoon, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Office for Peace and Security Affairs on the Korean Peninsula, will visit Washington, USA from the 27th to the 30th to hold consultations with Stephen Biegun, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and Special Representative for North Korea, and meet with U.S. administration officials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 24th.

This visit was arranged following a phone consultation between the South Korea-U.S. chief nuclear negotiators on the 2nd and at the invitation of Representative Biegun.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, "Both sides plan to hold broad consultations on overall North Korea policy, including cooperation measures between the two countries to advance complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of lasting peace under the current circumstances."

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