Since the inauguration of the U.S. administration, Joe Biden has held the first three-way discussions between Korea, the United States, and Japan with video on the morning of the 19th.
It is noteworthy that the Biden administration is attempting to restore trilateral cooperation between Korea, the United States, and Japan based on the North Korean nuclear issue.
The U.S. State Department said that Seong Kim, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, discussed North Korean nuclear and North Korean issues with Noh Kyu-deok, head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Bargaining Headquarters, and Funakoshi Takehiro, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asia and Oceania.
According to the U.S. State Department, representatives of the trilateral consultation discussed the ongoing review of the U.S. policy toward North Korea and emphasized the importance of close cooperation and coordination.
I am interested in what specific opinions the Biden administration would have communicated regarding the review of North Korea policy, but neither the State Department nor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed specific details on this.
Earlier, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeong Eui-yong said yesterday at the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Transportation Day Committee that the biden administration’s review of North Korea policy is “expected to end the review process sooner than expected.”
In a conversation with US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln on the 12th, Chung also explained, “We have generally discussed the direction of our government’s denuclearization negotiations, and the US side seems to have quite sympathize with it.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that representatives of the tripartite consultations shared their assessment of the recent situation on the Korean Peninsula and decided to continue close cooperation and cooperation between the three countries for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of a permanent peace.
In addition, he added that he evaluated the usefulness of trilateral cooperation on peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia, and decided to hold follow-up consultations at an appropriate time.
The U.S. State Department was held as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to strengthen the alliance of the U.S., particularly with Japan and South Korea, which are key allies in Northeast Asia, and a review of their North Korea policy is underway. In the statement, the representatives of the three countries explained that it is a dimension for exchanging opinions on common issues related to North Korea.