Moon, Biden agree to work on joint North Korea strategy
Hyung-Jin Kim
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In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Blue House, South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks on the phone with U.S. President Joe Biden at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, in South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Moon said Thursday he and President Joe Biden have agreed to further bolster their countries alliance and work together to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula.(South Korea Presidential Blue House via AP) (South Korea Presidential Blue House)
SEOUL – The South Korean and U.S. presidents agreed on the need for a comprehensive strategy on North Korea as they push to work together to achieve denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, officials said.
Feb 4, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, agreed to upgrade their partnership and cooperate on strategy for North Korea, seeking to shore up an alliance shaken by Trump administration policies.
Biden and Moon agreed on the need to make a comprehensive policy toward Pyongyang and closely cooperate for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, South Korean presidential spokesman Kang Min-seok said in a briefing Thursday after the call.
Moon also acknowledged the importance of U.S.-South Korea-Japan security cooperation, and discussed international issues relating to China and Myanmar, Kang added.
Ties between the allies were tested under U.S. President Donald Trump, who repeatedly accused South Korea of short-changing the U.S and demanded a fivefold increase in payments to support the 28,500 American troops based there. In October, the Trump administration further strained the seven-decade-long alliance when, for the first time
Moon, Biden agree on establishing North Korea policy at earliest possible date
Posted : 2021-02-04 16:05
Updated : 2021-02-04 17:45 Presidential spokesman Kang Min-seok talks about the phone conversation between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden during a press briefing at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. Yonhap
By Jung Da-min
President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to draw up a comprehensive strategy to deal with the North Korea nuclear issue during phone talks held Wednesday (local time), according to Cheong Wa Dae.
The two leaders had their first phone conversation since Biden took office two weeks ago, and discussed a range of security issues in the Asia-Pacific region while reaffirming the strong alliance between their countries, the presidential office said Thursday.
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