Senior officials of South Korea and Switzerland have discussed bilateral cooperation and the situation on the Korean Peninsula following the Swiss foreign minister's recent visit to North Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Chung Eui-hae held the seventh round of bilateral policy consultations with Markus Leitner, Switzerland's assistant state secretary, in Seoul on Tuesday and exchanged views on major regional issues, including the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia, according to the ministry. Chung called for Switzerland's continued interest and cooperation on Korean Peninsula issues, while praising the country's contributions to peace and stability on the peninsula over the past seven decades through its role in the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC). The NNSC is an independent body tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Armistice Agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War. Switzerland has maintained diplomatic relations with North Korea since 1974. Chung also called for expanding exc