The Republic of Korea (ROK)'s top nuclear envoy held virtual talks with a senior US diplomat over issues concerning the Korean Peninsula, ROK's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The Republic of Korea's and the United States' flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea. /Reuters via CGTN

Noh Kyu-duk, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, talked online with Sung Kim, acting US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs.

During the video meeting, Noh and Kim assessed the close cooperation and collaboration between the ROK and the US in the process of the US review of its policy toward the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

They exchanged in-depth opinions about bilateral cooperative ways for the denuclearization of and permanent peace in the peninsula.

The diplomats agreed to continue close consultations on every level between Seoul and Washington.