(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TOKYO, Nov 2 (KUNA) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in called Thursday for increased cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as he met with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, the Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency reported.
During their meeting in Seoul, Moon also stressed the need for the two sides to work together to peacefully resolve the North Korean nuclear issue, according to the report. "I appreciate and agree with the fact you stressed that the North Korean nuclear issue must be resolved through diplomatic means," the president was quoted as telling Stoltenberg.
"We hope the cooperative relationship between South Korea and NATO as global partners will further develop, and wishes it will especially be enhanced in the military sector," he added.
Stoltenberg arrived in Seoul earlier in the week for talks on ways to boost NATO's bilateral cooperation with South Korea and their joint efforts to rein in North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile capabilities.
Noting his trip to the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas earlier in the day, the NATO chief said he was moved to see numerous South Korean troops defending not only peace on the Korean Peninsula but in the entire world, the report added. (end) mk.gta
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