China News Service, May 5th. According to Korean media reports, on the 5th local time, South Korean Foreign Minister Zheng Yirong, who visited the UK to attend the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers meeting, will be in London with US Secretary of State Anthony Brinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. During the talks, the three parties will discuss a cooperation plan for resuming the dialogue between the DPRK and the United States at an early date based on the new US policy toward North Korea.
According to reports, Brinken held bilateral talks with Zheng Yirong and Motegi Toshimitsu respectively the day before, sharing the US policy toward North Korea.
It is expected that the three parties will focus on discussing cooperation plans to implement relevant policies at the meeting.
The report pointed out that the policy reflects a large part of the opinions of the South Korean government.
The South Korean government has always advocated a phased approach to the plan, setting the goal to be the complete denuclearization of the "Korean Peninsula" rather than the "North Korea". At the same time, it emphasizes foreign policy and avoids the use of "sanctions" and "pressure" that may trigger North Korea. Disgusting wording.
At the meeting between South Korean and US foreign ministers held the day before, Zheng Yirong said that the orientation of the US Biden administration’s assessment of North Korea’s policy is of practical and substantive significance, and he welcomes this.
On the other hand, this Korea-US-Japan meeting will be the first meeting between Zheng Yirong and Toshimitsu Motegi since taking office in February this year.
Zheng Yirong had previously expressed his willingness to meet with the Japanese Foreign Minister anytime and anywhere in order to solve the historical problems of South Korea and Japan and improve bilateral relations. However, since the Japanese side did not respond, the two sides have not yet made phone calls.