By Park Si-soo
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Washington in late June for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, media reports said on Tuesday, the presidential office said Tuesday.
It was announced after Moon's foreign policy adviser met with Trump's national security advisers in Seoul on Tuesday. During the meeting, they agreed to work for North Korea's "complete" denuclearization.
New ‘bold' ways for denuclearization
South Korea and the United States agreed Tuesday to work toward the "complete" denuclearization of North Korea, also vowing to seek new and practical ways to rid the communist North of its nuclear weapons, Seoul officials said.
"The United States reaffirmed its strong commitment to the security and defense of South Korea," Yoon Young-chan, the top press secretary of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told reporters. The two sides also agreed to exert joint efforts for a "complete" disposal of North Korea's nuclear weapons, he added.
"First, they agreed that their ultimate goal was the complete disposal of North Korean nuclear weapons. Second, they agreed to mobilize all available means, including sanctions and dialogue," the official said.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Washington in late June for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, media reports said on Tuesday, the presidential office said Tuesday.
It was announced after Moon's foreign policy adviser met with Trump's national security advisers in Seoul on Tuesday. During the meeting, they agreed to work for North Korea's "complete" denuclearization.
New ‘bold' ways for denuclearization
South Korea and the United States agreed Tuesday to work toward the "complete" denuclearization of North Korea, also vowing to seek new and practical ways to rid the communist North of its nuclear weapons, Seoul officials said.
The agreement came at a meeting between South Korean officials and U.S. National Security Council (NSC) officials.
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"The United States reaffirmed its strong commitment to the security and defense of South Korea," Yoon Young-chan, the top press secretary of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, told reporters. The two sides also agreed to exert joint efforts for a "complete" disposal of North Korea's nuclear weapons, he added.
"First, they agreed that their ultimate goal was the complete disposal of North Korean nuclear weapons. Second, they agreed to mobilize all available means, including sanctions and dialogue," the official said.
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