Foreign Minister Chung, Blinken stress close cooperation for complete denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
Posted : 2021-02-12 14:54
Updated : 2021-02-13 09:35
South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong talks to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the ministry s headquarters in Seoul s Jongno District, Friday. Courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
New Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed close bilateral cooperation for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during their first phone talks Friday, the foreign ministry said.
They also shared the view of the importance of their countries trilateral cooperation with Japan in the conversation that took place three days after Chung, a former top security adviser to President Moon Jae-in, took office.
South Korea, Georgia sign air service agreement
Posted : 2021-02-05 11:51
Updated : 2021-02-05 14:25
Georgian Ambassador to South Korea Otar Berdzenishvili, left, and South Korea s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk, Yonhap
South Korea and Georgia have signed an air services agreement that would lay the foundation for operations of direct flights traveling between the two countries, the foreign ministry said Friday.
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Georgian Ambassador to South Korea Otar Berdzenishvili formally inked the agreement Thursday, after the two countries reached the agreement through aviation talks in July 2019.
The agreement is to take effect on the 30th day from the two countries mutual notification of the completion of their domestic procedures required for its effectuation, the ministry said.
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US reaffirms commitment to complete denuclearization of N. Korea: State Dept. |
Stephen Biegun (Yonhap)
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun has reaffirmed his country s continued commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea, the State Department said Friday.
Biegun, while meeting with top South Korean officials in Seoul, also confirmed the United States commitment to coordinating its denuclearization efforts with South Korea. During his meetings with senior ROK officials in Seoul, Deputy Secretary Biegun expressed appreciation for the ROK s continued partnership in COVID-19 response, discussed how to ensure the US-ROK alliance is prepared to face the challenges of the next 70 years, the department said in a press release.
U.S. reaffirms commitment to complete denuclearization of N. Korea: State Dept. December 11, 2020
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun has reaffirmed his country’s continued commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea, the State Department said Friday.
Biegun, while meeting with top South Korean officials in Seoul, also confirmed the United States’ commitment to coordinating its denuclearization efforts with South Korea.
“During his meetings with senior ROK officials in Seoul, Deputy Secretary Biegun expressed appreciation for the ROK’s continued partnership in COVID-19 response, discussed how to ensure the U.S.-ROK alliance is prepared to face the challenges of the next 70 years,” the department said in a press release.