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North Korea crisis: South Korea, US reaffirm need for peaceful resolution

North Korea crisis: South Korea, US reaffirm need for peaceful resolution

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South Korea's Lee Do-hoon and his US?counterpart, Joseph Yun, held "deep discussions" aimed at finding a way to bring North Korea to "meaningful talks", the foreign ministry said in a statement without providing further details

The nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held bilateral talks on Friday and addressed measures to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue peacefully and diplomatically, the South's foreign ministry said.

South Korea's Lee Do-hoon and his UScounterpart, Joseph Yun, held "deep discussions" aimed at finding a way to bring North Korea to "meaningful talks", the foreign ministry said in a statement without providing further details.

The two agreed to hold more talks on the issue, the ministry said.

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