The chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea and the U.S. also had a phone conversation Saturday evening, Korea time,... reaffirming the allies' close cooperation.<br /> South Korea's defense ministry announced that Chairman General Jeong Kyeong-doo spoke on the phone with his U.S. counterpart General Joseph Dunford... about recent developments, the results of the inter-Korean summit,.. and ways for the two allies to work together.<br />Jeong also thanked the U.S. for supporting recent military operations to free three South Korean nationals kidnapped by Nigerian pirates. <br />According to the South Korean defense ministry, Jeong also pledged that the South Korean Joint Chiefs will closely cooperate and support their U.S. partners for a successful U.S.-North Korea summit meeting. <br />
