S. Korea's FM holds talks with UK, Australia at G20 FM meeting in South Africa

Meanwhile on the margins of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in South Africa Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul sat down separately with his British and Australian counterparts.

On the agenda were diverse global matters including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and North Korea's illicit military support.

Top diplomats are gathered in Johannesburg for the first G20 ministerial meeting of the year centered around the theme of "Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability."

Notably U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced his absence from the meeting finding fault with the theme of the latest talks for resembling diversity equity and inclusion initiatives which the Trump administration opposes.