S Korean President Hopes for Strengthening of Relations With US

South Korean President Park Geun-hye stressed the necessity of "early establishment of cooperative ties" with the new US government due to increasing North Korea's nuclear and missile threat.

TOKYO (Sputnik) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye expressed on Wednesday hope for strengthening of the allied relations with the United States after Donald Trump’s victory in presidential elections.

"Given the United States is our ally and that the South Korea-U.S. relationship has a great impact on our diplomacy, security and economy, I think we need to extensively explore ways to develop close relations with the incoming Trump administration," Park's statement, cited by the Yonhap news agency, said.

According to the media outlet, Park stressed the necessity of "early establishment of cooperative ties" with the new US government due to increasing North Korea's nuclear and missile threat.

Park has reportedly sent a congratulatory message to Trump.

Earlier in the day, Republican presidential nominee Trump won the US presidential elections despite most of the analysts and opinion polls predicting his defeat to Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton.