A senior South Korean government official said in a telephone interview with Yonhap News Agency on the 7th that Wei Shengluo, head of the presidential office of Cheongwadae National Security Office, met with the new US ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steele on the 4th, and the two sides exchanged views on the development of South Korea-US relations. A relevant source from Cheongwadae revealed that Steele said at the meeting that he will maintain close communication with the South Korean National Security Office in the future and make every effort to continue developing the South Korea-US alliance.

A senior South Korean government official said in a telephone interview with Yonhap News Agency on the 7th that Wei Shengluo, head of the presidential office of Cheongwadae National Security Office, met with the new US ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steele on the 4th, and the two sides exchanged views on the development of South Korea-US relations. A relevant source from Cheongwadae revealed that Steele said at the meeting that he will maintain close communication with the South Korean National Security Office in the future and make every effort to continue developing the South Korea-US alliance.