Sung Kim, who was newly appointed as a special envoy in charge of North Korea issues in the United States, is coordinating to visit South Korea soon and hold a three-country meeting with senior officials from Japan and South Korea. I found out.
According to US-South Korea sources, Special Envoy Sung Kim, who is in charge of North Korea issues in the United States, will visit South Korea from around 19th this month to the middle of next week, and will visit South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs No Gyu-duk (Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiation Book). We will discuss with the director.
At the same time, senior officials from Japan will visit South Korea, and adjustments are being made to hold a meeting between Japan, the United States, and South Korea. There is a view that they will attend.
The US Biden administration, which has completed a review of its policy toward North Korea, is aiming to achieve denuclearization through diplomacy, but so far, the specific reaction of North Korea has not been clarified, and the three countries Is expected to exchange views on future actions.
Korean-American Special Envoy Kim has been in charge of negotiations with North Korea for many years, and made advance adjustments for the first US-North Korea summit meeting held three years ago in June 2018. At the South Korea summit meeting, it was announced that he would be appointed as a special envoy in charge of North Korea issues.
What kind of message Kim will send to North Korea during his stay in South Korea will also be the focus.