Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. discuss summit preparations, key issues

The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States have held a phone call to discuss summit preparations and other key issues of mutual concern, the foreign ministry here said Sunday.

US State Secretary Rex Tillerson Source: Getty Image

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha spoke by phone with her U.S. counterpart Rex Tillerson on Saturday night, according to the ministry.

Presidents Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump are to meet in Seoul next month. Their summit comes as tensions have heightened in the wake of the North's sixth nuclear test last month and a series of ballistic missile launches.

Korean political commentator Jung-sik Seo anlyses the upcoming summit.