South Korea's chief nuclear envoy Noh Kyu-duk (Photo: Yonhap)

According to Seoul's Foreign Ministry on Monday, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, Noh Kyu-duk, spoke by phone with his Japanese counterpart Takehiro Funakoshi, director-general for Asian and Oceanian affairs at Tokyo's Foreign Ministry.

The two sides reportedly assessed the peninsula situation and exchanged opinions on cooperation among South Korea, the US and Japan in efforts to achieve the denuclearization of the peninsula. The top envoys also agreed to continue close communication and cooperation between Seoul and Tokyo regarding the North Korean nuclear issue and other concerns.