The chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea and the U.S. also had a phone conversation Saturday evening, Korea time,... reaffirming the allies' close cooperation.
South Korea's defense ministry announced that Chairman General Jeong Kyeong-doo spoke on the phone with his U.S. counterpart General Joseph Dunford... about recent developments, the results of the inter-Korean summit,.. and ways for the two allies to work together.
Jeong also thanked the U.S. for supporting recent military operations to free three South Korean nationals kidnapped by Nigerian pirates.
According to the South Korean defense ministry, Jeong also pledged that the South Korean Joint Chiefs will closely cooperate and support their U.S. partners for a successful U.S.-North Korea summit meeting.