[정치]Korea, US, Japan, Biden government’s first North Korean nuclear meeting…

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For the first time since the inauguration of the Biden administration, diplomatic officials from the US and Japan held a video conference to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue.

The actions of the US government are predicting that it will actively work to resolve the conflict between Korea and Japan as well as restore the Korea-US-Japan triangular alliance for cooperation with North Korea.

Reporter Lee Gyo-jun.

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Noh Gyu-deok, head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Bargaining Headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Sung Kim, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs of the US State Department, and Mr. Takehiro Funakoshi, director of the Asian and Oceanic Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a three-party video conference to discuss the North Korean nuclear program.

This is the first time since the inauguration of the US administration by Biden, diplomatic officials between the United States and Japan have publicly announced that they have discussed the issue.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “Korea, the United States and Japan have agreed to cooperate and cooperate closely between the three countries to achieve complete denuclearization and permanent peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula.”

The U.S. State Department also conveyed the facts of the three-way talks, stressing that it is committed to strengthening relations with Japan and South Korea, key allies in Northeast Asia.

This is how Biden’s administration is trying to restore the triangular alliance between the United States and Korea through the North Korean issue.

In addition, unlike the Trump administration, it appears to be a sign that it will play a role in resolving the conflict between Korea and Japan, which is an ally.

Foreign Minister Eui-yong Eui also expressed expectations for the Biden administration’s arbitration on the issue of Korea and Japan.

[정의용 / 외교부 장관(18일 국회 외통위) : 최근 블링컨 (미국 국무부) 장관과도 통화했습니다만 한미일 삼각공조도 해나가면서 한일 간 문제는 우리 양국 간에 또 필요하다면 미국의 도움을 받을 수도 있다고 봅니다.]

The Biden administration is expected to speed up the restoration of the ROK-US-Japan alliance in order to check China through solidarity with the alliance while seeking cooperation between Korea and Japan for a solution to North Korea.

[서정건 / 경희대 정치외교학과 교수 : 바이든 행정부가 내세우는 동맹 복원이 결국 한미일 삼각 동맹 기조 복원을 뜻한다는 차원에서 일본 포함 여부가 우리의 선택 영역은 이미 아닌 것으로 보이고요. 이런 국제 정치 현실에서 우리의 실익을 얼마나 관철해나갈 것이냐 그게 관건으로 보입니다.]

Since Biden’s administration has held a meeting of the foreign ministers of the four nations’ security council for the first time since its inauguration, the’Quad’ meeting of the foreign ministers, and then the Korea-US-Japan trilateral meeting, it is expected that diplomatic actions such as coordination of North Korea policy will be faster than expected.

YTN Kyojun Lee[[email protected]]is.

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