South Korean’s newly elected president Lee Jae-Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping promised on Tuesday (10) to work for advances in economic ties and to maintain peace and security in the Korean peninsula, Lee’s office said.
In his first call since Lee took office last week, the South Korean President told Xi that he expected the two countries to seek more active exchange and cooperation in the areas of Economics, Safety and Culture, said South Korea spokesman.
“President Lee asked China to play a building role in the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and peace and security,” Kang Yu-Jung said in a briefing.
“President XI, in response, said the Chinese side would strive to resolve the questions … as they are matters of common interest for both countries,” Kang said.
after winning the presidency in an early election convened after the deposition of Yoon Suk Yeol after an attempt to establish the martial law in December.
Since then, Lee has talked to US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
The Chinese state media reported earlier that Xi told Lee that the two countries should respect the interests and main concerns of each other and ensure that ties advance “on the right track.”
A strategic cooperation partnership between the two countries would bring more benefits to both and “would injected more certainty in the chaotic regional and international situation,” said Xi, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
China is South Korea’s largest commercial partner and diplomatic relations between the two countries have improved since a 2017 dispute over the installation of a US antimysis defense system, which Beijing has opposed.
In reiterating the importance of the US-South Coreia Alliance, Lee also expressed more conciliatory plans for the ties with China and North Korea, highlighting the importance of China as a commercial partner and, at the same time, indicating reluctance to take a firm position on tensions in Taiwan’s narrow.
