South Korea's Moon says relations with US are 'rock solid'

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in said relations with the United States are "rock solid" and "as strong and robust as ever".

His comments came as his administration gears up for a possible summit with DPRK's leader Kim Jong Un.

Moon's administration has faced questions from lawmakers over whether there have been any differences in opinion or policy between allies South Korea and the United States over efforts to get Pyongyang to abandon its missile and nuclear programs.

Moon told Korean media that he and his US counterpart had discussed the possible inter-Korean summit.

US Vice President Mike Pence signs a guestbook as his wife Karen Pence and Kang Kyung-wha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea look on following the meeting with President Moon Jae-in in Seoul, Feb. 8, 2018. /VCG Photo

"President Trump said that I could notify him at any time if help was needed in the process of carrying out inter-Korean dialogue and that he supported me 100 percent," Moon said in an interview published on Thursday.

"My goal is to resolve the North Korean (DPRK) nuclear issue and solidify peace."

Meanwhile, Seoul's president will host dinner for Ivanka Trump, the visiting US first daughter at the presidency on Friday.

The senior White House adviser is visiting South Korea as part of a weekend trip to lead the US delegation to the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

Trump has no plans to meet with officials from the DPRK, White House said.

Senior White House Advisor Ivanka Trump speaks as President Donald Trump participates in a working session regarding the Opportunity Zones provided by tax reform in the White House in Washington, Feb. 14, 2018. /Reuters Photo

It also noted that she has no plans to get into substantive discussions about the dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile tests.

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa has denied any differences with the US and stressed that South Korea is in close negotiations with it on every step regarding the DPRK policy.

The South held talks with the North for the first time in more than two years in January, and the North sent its athletes, musicians, cheerleaders and a high-level delegation for the Winter Olympics.

Kim Jong Un has invited Moon to Pyongyang for talks through his sister, Kim Yo Jong, as part of the delegation for the Winter Olympics.

(With inputs from Reuters and Yonhap)