United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chinese Politburo Member Yang Jiechi have agreed on the need to address the threat that North Korea poses to regional stability.

The U.S. State Department said in a statement that Pompeo and Yang reached the agreement in a telephone conversation on Saturday ahead of the U.S.-North Korea summit.

Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said that the two officials affirmed the importance of a constructive, results-oriented bilateral relationship and also discussed global, regional, and bilateral issues of mutual concern.

Yang, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, also said that China-U.S. relations are currently at a crucial stage.

He reportedly said that the two countries should strengthen bilateral exchanges at high levels and all other levels, continue keeping close contact over economic and trade issues, and respect each other’s core interests and major concerns.

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