South Korea and Honduras signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a high-level policy consultative body between the two nations, as part of their efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation, an official said Wednesday.

The agreement was reached at a meeting in Seoul between Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and Honduran Foreign Minister Mireya Aguero, who is on a six-day visit to South Korea, the foreign ministry official said.

During the talks, Yun and Aguero discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in a wide range of fields, including the economy, development and the protection of Korean residents in Honduras as well on the international stage, according to the official.

The two ministers also exchanged views on the current situations on the Korean Peninsula as well as in Northeast Asia and Latin America, the official said. (Yonhap News)