Amid the confusion in South Korea after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared and then called off martial law last week, the U.S. State Department said it expected the political differences to be “resolved peacefully according to the rule of law.”

Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said Monday during a press briefing that it is South Korea’s “democratic resilience” that the U.S. wants to see in this time of trial and uncertainty, and that it has happily witnessed over the past few days.

The spokesperson then stressed that legal and political procedures must be developed in a direction consistent with the rule of law. 

When asked about the possible impact of the political chaos in South Korea on diplomatic consultations between Seoul and Washington, Miller affirmed that the alliance remains ironclad, adding that the U.S. is doing its best for peace and security on the Korean Peninsula.

As for the South Korea-U.S. Nuclear Consultative Group meeting and a related exercise that were scheduled to take place in Washington last week but postponed indefinitely after the martial law declaration, Miller said he had nothing to say about rescheduling.