FM Cho stresses cooperation on safe passage of Strait of Hormuz in phone talks with Japanese counterpart

▲ This undated file photo shows Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (L) shaking hands with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi. (Yonhap)

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FM Cho stresses cooperation on safe passage of Strait of Hormuz in phone talks with Japanese counterpart

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held phone talks with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, on Thursday, and vowed close cooperation and communication on peace in the Middle East.

During the phone talks, the top diplomats shared the view that peace in the Middle East and free, safe passage of the Strait of Hormuz are very important to the two countries, and close communication and cooperation between the two nations should continue over the issue, according to Cho's office.

The two ministers also agreed that bilateral relations should be future-oriented and stable, while continuing shuttle diplomacy between the leaders of the two nations.

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