Foreign Minister Cho Hyun arrives in Washington in preparation of ROK-U.S. summit

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is in Washington, D.C. to finalize preparations for Monday's summit between South Korea and the U.S.

As part of such efforts there is talk about a potential meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to fine-tune the summit agenda.

The Presidential Office here has also said Cho's trip to the U.S. is aimed at closer coordination ahead of the much anticipated meeting at the White House on August 25th.