HANOI - South Korea and Vietnam agreed Wednesday to closely cooperate on energy security and supply chains to address global uncertainties stemming from the war in the Middle East, President Lee Jae Myung said of his bilateral summit with Vietnamese leader To Lam in Hanoi.

"We two leaders concurred that bilateral cooperation has become even more important amid the supply chain instability stemming from recent volatility in the Middle East," the leaders said in a joint press announcement.

"To this end, we agreed to work closely together to bolster energy security and stabilize global supply chains."

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