US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sent a letter to the Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa to thank the Korean government for supporting the US 'procurement of the Corona19 diagnostic kit.

A foreign ministry official met with reporters today (28th) in a letter sent by Minister Pompeo to Kang on the 25th, saying, "Thanks to the US on behalf of Korea for arranging the purchase of 750,000 Corona19 diagnostic kits for Americans." "I conveyed the meaning."

The official said, "The United States will cooperate with South Korea in the process of responding to Corona 19 in an open and transparent manner by promptly establishing a comprehensive countermeasure to prevent the spread and spread of Corona 19 by Korea." I sent a letter with the intention of being very serious about it. ”

"The close cooperation between countries and similar partners in a similar situation under crisis is important for a quick and effective response," Pompeio said in a letter. I would like to express my gratitude to three Korean private companies. ”

Earlier, US President Donald Trump asked for support for a diagnostic kit in a phone call with President Moon Jae-in on the 24th of last month, and since then, three companies in Korea have exported 750,000 diagnostic kits to the US government.

Pompeii also expressed his appreciation by sharing the tweet of Ambassador Harry Harris, who introduced that Hyundai Motors supported the drive-through diagnosis in the United States and donated a diagnostic kit.

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