US, South Korea discuss ways to strengthen alliance relations

South Korean officials said the two-hour breakfast meeting between President Yoon Suk-yeol and former Vice President Pence took place at a hotel in Seoul.

At the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to strengthen the US-ROK alliance relationship as well as common views on the current international situation. President Yoon Suk-yeol and former Vice President Pence also exchanged views on issues related to North Korea, after Pyongyang conducted an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test a day earlier.

During his visit to Seoul, the former Vice President of the United States gave a speech at a session on international affairs. Mr. Pence and Mr. Yoon Suk-yeol first met in February, a few weeks before the South Korean presidential election on March 9, when Yoon Suk-yeol was the candidate. President.