South Korean Deputy Minister for National Defense Policy Yeo Suk-joo (R) shake hands with acting deputy assistant US Secretary of Defense Roberta Shea during the 14th Korea-US Integrated Defense Dialogue in Seol (Photo: YONHAP/VNA)

During the 14th Korea-US Integrated Defense Dialogue in Seoul, the two sides shared the view that there is a need to continuously explore ways to build trust with the North as long as the Pyongyang maintains a good-will dialogue.

They mentioned meaningful progress following two inter-Korean summits in April and May and last month's US-North Korea summit despite a perceived lack of progress in the North's denuclearization process.