□ Geon Kim, Head of Headquarters for Peace Negotiations on the Korean Peninsula, met with US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim and Funakoshi Takehiro, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry for Consultations were held on Asia-Oceania affairs and ROK-US, ROK-US-Japan and North Korea nuclear issues.
※ In addition, a meeting of the chief negotiators of North Korea and Japan will be held in the afternoon of December 13 (Tuesday)
□ Leading representatives of the three countries in North Korea’s nuclear program strongly condemned North Korea’s unprecedented level of missile provocations this year and the escalation of tension on the Korean peninsula and the region.
° In particular, they stressed that if North Korea carries out further provocations, such as its seventh nuclear test, it will face a firm and united response from the international community, and it is important that the ROK, the US and Japan work in solidarity to prove that North Korea can achieve nothing with provocations.
□ The three countries’ top representatives on North Korea’s nuclear issues assessed the fact that the three countries are continuing close communication and cooperation in response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats and agreed to further strengthen it.
o In addition, North Korea, the United States and Japan praised the series of announcements (December 2) of independent sanctions against North Korea in close coordination and blocked North Korea’s nuclear and missile financing through cyber activities to discourage North Korea from developing nuclear weapons, and imposed sanctions on North Korea. We have decided to redouble our efforts to prevent breakout attempts.
□ The top representatives of the three countries agreed to further strengthen cooperation with the international community to persuade North Korea to end its provocations and return to the forum for denuclearization talks, and in particular stressed the importance of encouraging China to play a constructive role.
□ Meanwhile, Jakarta is the seat of the ASEAN Secretariat, and Director Kim exchanged views on the North Korean nuclear issue with ASEAN member countries during his visit to Jakarta, asking ASEAN to continue supporting the efforts of the ROK government for
o In particular, Director Kim had a meeting (December 12) with Ngurah Swajaya, Special Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, and expressed his appreciation for ASEAN’s firm support for the denuclearization of North Korea and requested cooperation.
Attachment 1. Photos of the meeting between the US and South Korea’s chief negotiators on North Korean nuclear issues
2. Photo of the meeting between the chief negotiators on the North Korean nuclear issue
3. Interview photo with the Indonesian foreign minister’s special adviser. end.
