1. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha will visit Washington, the US, on May 11, and hold her first meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and a joint press conference after the meeting.

※ The Foreign Minister and the Secretary of State agreed to meet as early as possible in their telephone conversation on April 28.

2. The two sides will share their assessments of the recent progress in the situation on the Korean Peninsula, including the accomplishments of the inter-Korean summit, ahead of the ROK-US summit on May 22, and engage in in-depth discussions on ways the ROK and US diplomatic authorities can work together to make a success of the US-North Korea summit, and thereby denuclearize North Korea and establish peace on the Korean Peninsula.

o The two sides will also reaffirm the strength of the ROK-US alliance, which marks its 65th anniversary this year, and discuss issues between the two countries.

* unofficial translation