[Yonhap News Photo]
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump held "frank" and "serious" discussions during their dinner meeting Thursday on a wide range of issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula, including North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, a Seoul official said.
During their first-ever talks, the two leaders agreed to further develop their countries' alliance, vowing to denuclearize North Korea and establish peace on the peninsula based on their alliance, according to Yoon Young-chan, the chief press secretary of South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.
The preview to the leaders' official summit was held over a dinner hosted by Trump and his wife, Melania, at the White House for the visiting South Korean leader and his wife, Kim Jung-sook.
"Discussions between the two heads of state were very frank and serious, and many issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula were discussed," Yoon told a press briefing. Trump said the many subjects included a "new trade deal" in a message posted on his Twitter account.
Yoon refused to elaborate, citing an agreement between the countries not to reveal details of the talks. "The leaders of the two countries agreed to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue, establish peace on the Korean Peninsula and ensure the countries' economic development based on a strong Korea-U.S. alliance," he said.
(Yonhap)
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Park Sae-jin
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