Lee said in opening remarks that the two countries would work to further develop their strategic cooperative partnership, after tense ties in recent years over issues including North Korea and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
He said that he wished to open a "new phase" in bilateral relations, "based on the trust" between himself and Xi. He also pledged to "seek feasible alternatives together for peace on the Korean Peninsula," amid the continued tensions with the regime in Pyongyang, with China still an important backer of North Korea.
