1. Amb. Lee Do-hoon, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, had a luncheon meeting on December 19 with Amb. Kent Härstedt, Special Envoy to the Korean Peninsula of the Kingdom of Sweden, who is accompanying Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven on his official visit to the Republic of Korea (Dec. 18-20).
2. The
two sides exchanged views on the recent situation on the Korean Peninsula, and
agreed to continue bilateral cooperation and communication for an early
resumption of dialogue between the U.S. and the DPRK following the
working-level negotiations held in Stockholm in October (Oct. 4-5), and for
substantive progress in achieving complete denuclearization and establishing
lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.