South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump have affirmed their full support and commitment to the coordinated global pressure to bring North Korea back to credible denuclearization talks.
 
The South Korean presidential office and the U.S. White House on Wednesday released a joint press statement after Trump's state visit to South Korea. 
 
In the statement, the two presidents urged North Korea to abandon its illicit weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, which deepen its diplomatic isolation and economic hardship
 
The two leaders noted that North Korea now poses a threat to the entire world and committed to faithfully and thoroughly implement all relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, including 2371 and 2375.
 
Trump highlighted that the South Korea-U.S. alliance remains a linchpin for security, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, stressing that the U.S. remains prepared to use the full range of its military capabilities to defend itself and its allies against the growing threat from North Korea.

Trump also underscored the need to rebalance the bilateral free trade agreement to reduce the U.S. trade deficit with South Korea. The statement says that the two leaders instructed their trade officials to swiftly conclude an improved agreement.

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