South Korea should coordinate with U.S. to avoid 'misunderstandings' when engaging North: ambassador

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SEOUL - To avoid any “misunderstandings” that could trigger sanctions, South Korea should run any plans to engage with North Korea through a joint working group established with the United States, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea said on Thursday.

As denuclearisation negotiations with North Korea stall, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said he would seek to move forward on inter-Korean projects as a way to improve ties with Pyongyang. But as South Korea’s biggest ally, Washington has an interest in inter-Korea cooperation and “fruitful” discussions with Seoul are ongoing, he said.

South Korea and the United States are also seeking to narrow disagreements over how much Seoul contributes toward maintaining the roughly 28,500 U.S. troops in the country.

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