The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Middle East Peace Representative, Lee Gyeong-cheol, held a video conference with the UN Political and Peacebuilding Office's Middle East-Asia-Europe-Latin America and the Caribbean Division Deputy Assistant Secretary to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Middle East war. He is scheduled to hold further video conferences with UN officials next week to exchange opinions on the Middle East situation and major trends. Representative Lee recently assumed the role of Middle East Peace Representative.