President Moon Jae-in said Monday that his visit to China laid the groundwork for normalizing frayed relations with the neighboring country.
"The visit to China produced substantial achievements in that it laid the groundwork for all-out normalization of relations and cooperation not only in the economic sectors, but also in political and security areas, such as Korean Peninsula denuclearization and four major principles for building peace on the peninsula," Moon said during a meeting with senior secretaries.
"I would like to attach great meaning in that through this visit to China, we finished urgent homework in our diplomacy," he said. "South Korea and China were able to establish a solid and mature strategic cooperative partnership that is not shaken by external factors."
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting with senior secretaries on Dec. 18. (Yonhap)
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