Top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States have discussed North Korea’s nuclear issue and exchanged assessments on related developments, including the North's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. 

Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said South Korea's top nuclear envoy Lee Do-hoon held a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Joseph Yun in Seoul on Monday, during which they also discussed joint responses to the North based on full, bilateral coordination. 

The ministry said the two sides decided to closely cooperate on South Korea's successful hosting of the Winter Games as an Olympics of peace.

They also spoke about measures to help continue the momentum created for peace on the Korean Peninsula so it could lead to the resumption of talks to peacefully resolve the North Korean nuclear issue.