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WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense chief Leon Panetta and his South Korean counterpart pledged to work to stabilize the region after North Korea's leadership change, officials said.
Pentagon press secretary George Little said Panetta and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin "shared the view that peace and stability on the Korean peninsula is our overarching priority and agreed to maintain close cooperation and coordination in the weeks and months ahead" during a telephone conversation.
The two leaders spoke for about 20 minutes Thursday, Little said in a Pentagon release.
North Korea conducted a state funeral Wednesday for Kim Jong Il, who died of a heart attack Dec. 17. Kim's third son, Kim Jong Un, was proclaimed the country's new leader Thursday.
The Pentagon said it hasn't seen any North Korean provocation since the elder Kim's death, and the U.S. alert level for troops stationed in South Korea hasn't been raised.
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