Meeting Holds, US and Its Allies Find Ways to Control North Korea’s Nuclear

TOKYO – Senior diplomat from Japan , United States of America (USA), and South Korea (South Korea) gathered in Tokyo, Tuesday (14/9/2021). They discussed missile and nuclear development North Korea (North Korea), a day after Pyongyang announced it had successfully tested a new long-range cruise missile that demonstrated the progress of its military capabilities.

US Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim, South Korean Special Representative for Peace and Security Affairs of the Korean Peninsula Noh Kyu-duk and Japan’s Director General for Asia and Oceania Affairs Takehiro Funakoshi held a three-way meeting.

“The latest developments in the DPRK are a reminder of the importance of the three countries’ close communication and cooperation,” said Sung Kim, the US special envoy for North Korea, using the initials of North Korea’s official name the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. TRT World.

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The three countries have discussed ways to break the stalemate with North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs that led to sanctions.

During the three-way meeting, Sung Kim reiterated that Washington was open to diplomacy in dealing with the North Korean issue.

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told a regular press conference that a trilateral meeting had been scheduled before North Korea’s missile test, but the meeting the day after would be a good opportunity to reaffirm the close cooperation between the three countries and discuss the latest situation in North Korea. from The Associated Press.

Japanese officials and some experts say North Korea’s weekend missile test is a new threat to the region.

On Monday, the state-run Korea Central News Agency reported that the missiles showed they could hit targets 1,500 kilometers away.

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