ROK's FM in Washington to meet with Pompeo, Biden's team: Yonhap

Republic of Korea (ROK)'s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha arrived in Washington on Sunday for talks with her American counterpart about bilateral relations and regional issues, according to ROK's Yonhap News Agency.

Kang's visit came shortly after the U.S. media declared Joe Biden as the projected winner of the U.S. presidential election.

Speaking to reporters after visiting the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Kang said it was too soon to predict how the new U.S. administration would handle specific issues. Yonhap said Kang would meet Biden's foreign affairs and security members and discuss cooperation during her unusually long visit to the U.S., without elaborating.

Kang's trip came at the invitation from the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who canceled his planned visit to Seoul last month after the U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus.

Her agenda includes meeting with Pompeo on Monday to discuss ways to solidify the alliance between the two countries and the issues at stake on the Korean Peninsula.

ROK's President Moon Jae-in on Sunday congratulated Biden for the projected victory in the U.S. presidential election, saying on Twitter he was looking forward to working with his team for shared values and future relations.

(Cover: Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Kang Kyung-wha. /VCG)

(CGTN)