SEOUL, Feb 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, today held phone talks with U.S. President, Joe Biden, over the Korean Peninsula issue and other matters, the presidential Blue House said.
During the 30-minute conversation, Moon proposed that Seoul and Washington make joint efforts, to advance the denuclearisation of, and the permanent peace settlement on the peninsula.
The two leaders exchanged opinions about other global issues, such as, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, global economic recovery, among others, according to the Blue House.
They agreed to continue close communications and to hold summit, as early as the COVID-19 pandemic is stabilised.
It was their first phone dialogue since Biden was sworn in as U.S. president on Jan 20. They talked over the phone on Nov 12, 2020, following Biden’s presidential election victory.– NNN-YONHAP
