Telephone Conversation between Korean and Turkish Foreign Ministers

Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong spoke over the phone with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on August 18 and discussed bilateral relations and the situation in Afghanistan. The two Foreign Ministers exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan and future prospects. The two sides noted that the situation in Afghanistan has changed far more rapidly than the international community expected and agreed that peace and stability need to be restored at the earliest possible opportunity, and they agreed to cooperate closely to this end.