DAVOS, Switzerland – South Korea’s foreign minister said on Thursday thestandoff over North Korea’s nuclear program must be resolveddiplomatically, and she was certain Washington would consult her governmentfirst if a military option were to be considered.

“The nuclear issue has to be solved through negotiations and diplomaticendeavors. This idea of a military solution is unacceptable,” KangKyung-wha said at a news briefing on the sidelines of the World EconomicForum in Davos, Switzerland.

The Trump administration has said all options are on the table in dealingwith North Korea, and officials say the president and his advisers havediscussed the possibility of a limited strike. But debate on militaryoptions has lost some momentum in recent weeks after North and South Korearesumed talks ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics in the South.

“I‘m assured that anything the U.S. administration does on this front isdone in close consultation with us,” Kang said.

She declined to comment if Washington had given Seoul clear assurance butadded: “This is our fate that is at stake. Any option that is to be takenon the Korean peninsula, cannot be implemented without us going along.”

In an earlier interview with Reuters, Kang said South Korea was preparedfor “all contingency scenarios” in case North Korea stages another weaponstest, even as the two countries conduct talks and mutual visits relating tothe Olympics.

“We go into these discussions with a clear understanding of what might bepossible,” Kang said, adding, “another provocation is always a possibility.”

Kang, who was in Davos to discuss recent progress in inter-Korean talks andto boost awareness of the Olympics, did not discuss details of thescenarios that South Korea was prepared for.