Tomorrow (17th) US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln and Defense Minister Lloyd Austin held a diplomatic-defense minister meeting with Japan today. Let’s connect to Tokyo and hear more news.
Correspondent Yoon Seol-young, first of all, did Secretary of State Blincoln comment on what Vice President Kim Yeo-jeong said?
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Minister Blincoln said he was well aware of Vice Minister Kim Yeo-jung’s remarks on’Pop Pyeon-jam’.
He said that the importance of the alliance against the North Korean threat and the joint response between South Korea, the US, and Japan are very important. Let’s hear it yourself.
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Was there any mention of North Korea’s denuclearization or Korea-Japan relations?
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Ministers of both countries noted that they have reaffirmed their efforts to’completely denuclearize North Korea’.
As it is still in the process of reviewing its North Korea policy, it seems that it has only reaffirmed its goals.
Regarding Korea, he only said that cooperation between Korea, the United States and Japan was important.
In a statement from the US government before departure, “There is nothing as important as the relationship between Korea and Japan,” but it was not mentioned directly at today’s meeting.
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At today’s meeting, the Chinese issue was mainly dealt with, right?
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The joint announcement following today’s talks was close to public accusations against China.
He expressed serious concern over the recent tensions around the Senkaku Islands and human rights issues in Hong Kong and Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Regions.
They criticized these actions as’actions that do not conform to the existing international order’.
Ahead of the Anchorage talks with China, Japan actually created the’anti-China’ front.
It could also act as pressure for the 2+2 talks between Korea and the US that will take place the day after tomorrow.
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I heard it well. Correspondent Yoon Seol-young delivered it from Tokyo.
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