US President Donald Trump will meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in South Korea as part of his trip to the region in late June for the G20 summit in Japan, the White House says.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The two leaders "will continue their close coordination on efforts to achieve the final, fully verified denuclearization" of North Korea, Wednesday's statement said.
They will also discuss ways to strengthen the US-South Korea alliance.
Tensions between the US and North Korea have ratcheted up since a failed summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam in February.
North Korea has tested two short-range missiles and fired a series of projectiles in recent weeks. They were the first missile launches by Pyongyang since it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile in November 2017.
Moon said last week that the missile launches were probably a protest against the US after the failed Hanoi summit.
Trump downplayed the missile tests. In an interview with Politico last week he called the launches "very standard stuff" and said he did not consider them a "breach of trust".
Washington has employed sanctions to pressure North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.
Last week, the US announced it had seized a North Korean cargo ship it accused of illicit coal shipments in violation of US and United Nations sanctions.
The Group of 20 summit will be held on June 28 to 29 in Osaka, Japan.
Australian Associated Press
