Leaders of S. Korea, U.S. discuss COVID-19, N. Korea
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한미 정상, 방역 협력 지속...코로나19 대북지원 원칙 재확인
The leaders of South Korea and the U.S. spoke on the phone last night,.. their second call in less than a month.
President Trump congratulated President Moon on last week's election win,... and called South Korea's response to the coronavirus the best model in the world.
The two leaders also touched on North Korea issues.
Kim Min-ji reports.
President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump have agreed to continue working together to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
South Korea's top office said the two leaders spoke on the phone Saturday for 30 minutes.
It was their second call since COVID-19 became a global issue,... the last one being on March 24th.
The U.S. leader also congratulated South Korea on successfully holding a general election last week... as well as the "strong victory" of Moon's party.
Moon attributed that election success to the slowing growth in the number of new COVID-19 cases,... but he said that the government is still considering whether it will ease social distancing measures.
Moon also expressed hope that the situation improves in the U.S. so that Trump can focus on restoring economic growth.
Trump said that South Korea is the best model for handling the outbreak.
The White House said that the U.S. president expressed his appreciation for Seoul's assistance to Washington in procuring COVID-19 tests and for its support for the American people.
The two sides vowed to continue their cooperation on the quarantine front.
The leaders also discussed on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Moon, in particular, spoke highly of Trump's efforts to engage North Korea and achieve peace on the Peninsula which Trump said is the natural thing to do and a policy that he will maintain.
The two leaders also reaffirmed the principle of providing Pyeongyang with humanitarian assistance in regards to COVID-19.
Their remarks on North Korea were relayed by the South Korean presidential office, but they were not in the statement by the White House.
The South Korean side did not reveal whether Moon and Trump discussed the sticky issue of defense cost-sharing,... which is still being negotiated, while the White House said that the two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen their security relationship.
Kim Min-ji, Arirang News.
The leaders of South Korea and the U.S. spoke on the phone last night,.. their second call in less than a month.
President Trump congratulated President Moon on last week's election win,... and called South Korea's response to the coronavirus the best model in the world.
The two leaders also touched on North Korea issues.
Kim Min-ji reports.
President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump have agreed to continue working together to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
South Korea's top office said the two leaders spoke on the phone Saturday for 30 minutes.
It was their second call since COVID-19 became a global issue,... the last one being on March 24th.
The U.S. leader also congratulated South Korea on successfully holding a general election last week... as well as the "strong victory" of Moon's party.
Moon attributed that election success to the slowing growth in the number of new COVID-19 cases,... but he said that the government is still considering whether it will ease social distancing measures.
Moon also expressed hope that the situation improves in the U.S. so that Trump can focus on restoring economic growth.
Trump said that South Korea is the best model for handling the outbreak.
The White House said that the U.S. president expressed his appreciation for Seoul's assistance to Washington in procuring COVID-19 tests and for its support for the American people.
The two sides vowed to continue their cooperation on the quarantine front.
The leaders also discussed on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Moon, in particular, spoke highly of Trump's efforts to engage North Korea and achieve peace on the Peninsula which Trump said is the natural thing to do and a policy that he will maintain.
The two leaders also reaffirmed the principle of providing Pyeongyang with humanitarian assistance in regards to COVID-19.
Their remarks on North Korea were relayed by the South Korean presidential office, but they were not in the statement by the White House.
The South Korean side did not reveal whether Moon and Trump discussed the sticky issue of defense cost-sharing,... which is still being negotiated, while the White House said that the two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen their security relationship.
Kim Min-ji, Arirang News.