청, "트럼프 총선 승리 축하 위해 통화... 김정은 친서도 소개"<br /><br />The leaders of South Korea and the U.S. spoke on the phone last night,... their second call in less than a month.<br />It was made at the request of President Trump, who wanted to congratulate President Moon on last week's election win.<br />The two leaders also touched on North Korea issues.<br />Kim Min-ji reports.<br />The phone call Saturday between the leaders of South Korea and the U.S. was made at the request of President Donald Trump,... to congratulate President Moon Jae-in on his party's election win last week.<br />Seoul's top office said Sunday... that Trump called Moon his "great friend,"... adding that the election victory was brought up throughout their 30-minute conversation their second call in less than a month.<br />It also released a photo of Trump signing a congratulatory message to Moon reading "a great win."<br />The top office added the two also discussed pending issues,... such as the COVID-19 outbreak,... ways to cooperate and affairs on the Korean Peninsula.<br />For starters, the two leaders agreed to work together to tackle the pandemic and step up cooperation on the quarantine front.<br />The U.S. president expressed his appreciation for Seoul's assistance to Washington in procuring COVID-19 tests,... saying that South Korea is the best model for handling the outbreak.<br />Trump also asked whether Seoul needs respirators from the U.S. to which Moon replied that his government would request them if necessary.<br />As for North Korea,... a Blue House official, on the condition of anonymity, told reporters that Trump talked about a "nice note" he received from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.<br />The official, however, said it would not be appropriate to elaborate.<br />And while the two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to providing Pyeongyang with humanitarian assistance in fighting COVID-19,... the official said it has not gone beyond that yet because they still need a positive response from North Korea.<br />The official also made clear that the sticky issue of defense cost-sharing,... which is still being negotiated between the two allies, was not brought up.<br />Kim Min-ji, Arirang News.<br />
