South Korea, US Agree to Continue Close Cooperation on North Korea
Top diplomats from the two countries spoke about maintaining peace in the Korean Peninsula and other issues.
TL;DR
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held a phone call on Aug. 24.
- They agreed to continue close coordination on North Korea's nuclear weapons issue and maintaining peace on the Korean Peninsula.
- The discussion also covered other issues integral to the alliance between the two nations.
- The call followed President Donald Trump's cancellation of joint military exercises scheduled for September.
- The cancellation of the drill was cited as due to constraints over troop deployments in Iran.