The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that the United States and South Korea "coordinate regularly" on North Korea policy, including sanctions implementation and inter-Korean cooperation. 

A department spokesperson made the remark in response to South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young's suggestion that the two countries revise and make improvements to their North Korea working group to help inter-Korean cooperation.

When asked about Lee's suggestion, the spokesperson told Yonhap News that the U.S. and South Korea regularly coordinate on diplomatic efforts, the implementation and enforcement of sanctions, and on inter-Korean cooperation.

Lee made the suggestion on Tuesday during a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Harry Harris, expressing hope that he and Harris can work together to open the era of what he called “Working Group 2.0.”

The minister said the working group should be readjusted and reorganized in a way that facilitates the development of inter-Korean relations and policies for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

In response, Harris said the U.S. strongly supports inter-Korean cooperation and finding ways to do so through the working group.