SEOUL– South Korea’s outgoing foreign minister had a farewell phone call with his U.S. counterpart Monday, a day before the launch of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, according to Seoul’s foreign ministry.
Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong had the call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the top U.S. diplomat’s request, during which they reaffirmed the importance of a strong bilateral alliance, it said.
Chung is leaving the post after 15 months of service in the Moon Jae-in government.
Chung and Blinken gave positive assessments of the allies’ cooperation on a wide range of regional and global issues, including North Korea, Ukraine, Afghanistan and Myanmar, as well as climate change and supply chains, the ministry added.
Source: Yonhap News Agency