South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin met with John Hamre, honorary chairman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), to discuss the Korea-U.S. relationship and issues related to the Korean Peninsula.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Yonhap News, Minister Park met with Hamre and Victor Cha, a Korea chair at CSIS, on the afternoon of September 18 in Washington, D.C.
During the meeting, Minister Park confirmed the mutual understanding between the two countries regarding the Korea-U.S. alliance and urged CSIS to continue its role in enhancing understanding of the alliance.
He also stated that efforts are being made to establish a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula and expressed hope that recent messages from U.S. President Donald Trump would lead to the resumption of dialogue between North Korea and the U.S. and contribute to peace on the peninsula.
Hamre assessed that cooperation with South Korea is becoming increasingly important and suggested that South Korea needs to work on expanding its diplomatic infrastructure.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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