It seems that high-ranking officials in charge of security in Japan, the United States, and South Korea held discussions and exchanged opinions on the review work of the US policy on North Korea, which is said to be in the final stage.
The first face-to-face meeting between Japan, the United States, and South Korea after the inauguration of the Byden administration was held on the 2nd in Annapolis, eastern Maryland near the capital Washington, and was in charge of security issues at the White House. Mr. Sullivan, National Security Adviser of Japan, Mr. Kitamura, Director of National Security, and Mr. Seo Hung, Director of National Security Office of South Korea, attended.
The details of the talks have not been clarified, but the White House's NSC = National Security Council posted on Twitter on the 2nd, saying, "Continuous stability of the Korean Peninsula and freedom to support together. We are discussing the open Indo-Pacific. "
A senior Biden administration official said yesterday that the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the response to North Korea would be the main agenda items for the talks, and the three countries shared the view that the United States is in the final stage of the review work. However, it seems that the policy was adjusted.
In addition, the talks appear to have broadly exchanged views on supply chain issues such as semiconductors, which are in short supply worldwide, and the situation in regions such as Myanmar and the South China Sea.