Park Obama to Exert N. Korea Denuclearization Efforts

11/16/2014 2:14:30 AM

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Seoul November 12 (QNA) - South Korea's President Park Geun-hye and US President Barack Obama have agreed to further exert efforts toward denuclearizing North Korea.

Park and Obama reached the agreement during their bilateral summit held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing on Tuesday according to Korea's (KBS WORLD) website.

The two leaders reaffirmed that in order to change North Korea's actions it is imperative that the countries concerned with the North's nuclear ambitions assume a united stance.

They also agreed to work closely on various levels to respond to situations regarding the North.

In particular Park told Obama that China's determination to not tolerate the North's nuclear ambitions has grown stronger than ever. Obama on his part explained to Park the process of how two detained Americans were released from the North.

For peace and stability in Northeast Asia the two leaders agreed on the need for close cooperation among South Korea the US and Japan and shared views on ways to establish peace and unification on the Korean Peninsula.

Park highly assessed Obama's leadership in combating the spread of the Ebola virus while Obama expressed gratitude for South Korea's support toward related efforts. (QNA)

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