Senior diplomats of South Korea and the United States on Wednesday held talks about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear program and issues on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
Wendy Sherman, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, arrived in Seoul Tuesday evening and met South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong Wednesday morning to exchange views on DPRK issues.
The meeting came amid concerns over disparity between Seoul and Washington over DPRK policies.
South Korea has offered to hold talks with the DPRK to improve inter-Korean ties, but the U.S. imposed new sanctions against Pyongyang over the alleged hacking of Sony Pictures over a film featuring a plot to assassinate top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un.
During the meeting, Sherman said there is no gap between South Korea and the United States over DPRK policies, noting that both sides are committed to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and achieving reunification through democratic procedures, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The U.S. diplomat said the two countries are the closest in terms of bilateral relations in se