South Korea's Moon pledges to update alliance with US in call with Biden
04 February, 2021
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in pledged on Thursday (Feb 4) to update the country's alliance with america in a phone call with President Joe Biden, Seoul's presidential office said.
The decision comes as Moon, who possessed wanted to be a mediator between your United States and North Korea, faces the task to getting the stalled talks between Washington and Pyongyang back on track.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and previous US President Donald Trump agreed to work at the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula at their earliest summit in 2018, but another summit and subsequent working-level talks fell aside.
"We will generally stand mutually as we function for peace on the Korean Peninsula and deal with global challenges," Moon said in a statement after his 8am call with Biden.
Moon also welcomed what he referred to as "America's return" in the midst of mounting global challenges - the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and financial polarisation.
South Korea's unification minister responsible for inter-Korean affairs called on Wednesday for america to flexibly enforce sanctions aimed at curbing Pyongyang's nuclear programmes to revive denuclearisation talks.
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