1. Amb. Noh Kyu-duk, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had a telephone conversation with Niels Annen, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, on the afternoon of January 19 and exchanged views on issues concerning the Korean Peninsula.

° The two sides shared assessments of the recent developments on the Korean Peninsula and exchanged views on ways for the two countries to work together to achieve progress toward complete denuclearization and the establishment of permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula.

2. The two sides also noted that the two countries have been communicating closely on Korean Peninsula issues despite COVID-19 and agreed to continue consultations in various ways, including face-to-face meetings as the situation permits.