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Japan’s National Security Bureau chief Shigeru Kitamura (北村滋), who is visiting the United States, met with Seo Hoon, head of the Blue House National Security Office on the 2nd (local time), the Kyodo News Agency reported on the 3rd.
Reportedly, Director Kitamura met with the head of the Korean-US-Japan security chief separately at the Naval Academy in Annapolis near Washington, DC on that day, in which Seo and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan participated, and exchanged opinions on the recent situation surrounding North Korea. did.
Director Kitamura also held private talks with Assistant Sullivan. At this meeting, the two agreed to cooperate closely on the summit between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and President Joe Biden, who will be held in Washington on the 16th.
The two also agreed to promote cooperation on security issues in the framework of the’quad’, a consultative body in four countries including the United States, Japan, Australia, and India.
At the same time, they exchanged opinions on regional situations in China and North Korea, strengthening US-Japan alliances, and measures to realize the’free and open Indo-Pacific’ initiative.
Earlier, in a statement after the meeting, the heads of the three security offices of the ROK, US and Japan said, “We met to discuss the review of the US policy toward North Korea and discuss common interests including security in India and the Pacific.” I reconfirmed,” he said.
/ Reporter Kihyuk Kim [email protected]
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