High-ranking officials in charge of North Korea issues in Japan, the United States and South Korea will meet in South Korea on the 21st of this month to exchange opinions on how to deal with North Korea, which has not shown a willingness to respond to denuclearization.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea announced on the 17th that senior officials in charge of North Korea issues in Japan, the United States and South Korea will meet in South Korea on the 21st of this month.
The meeting will be attended by Mr. Funakoshi, Director of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau from Japan, Mr. Sung Kim, Special Envoy from the United States in charge of North Korea, and Mr. No Gyu-duk, Director of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiations Headquarters from South Korea. ..
In addition, Mr. Noh plans to hold bilateral talks with Director Funakoshi and Special Envoy Kim to exchange opinions on how to deal with North Korea.
The Biden administration in the United States has a policy of aiming for denuclearization through diplomacy, but North Korea has not shown a willingness to respond to this.
Regarding this meeting, a spokesman for the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs will cooperate at a regular press conference on the afternoon of the 17th to make substantial progress toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and permanent peace. Explain that we will discuss.
On the other hand, it is only stated that "there is nothing that can be confirmed now" as to whether or not there will be a director-level discussion with Lee Sang-ryul, director of the Asia-Pacific Bureau, who is in charge of Japan-South Korea relations, in conjunction with Director Funakoshi's visit to South Korea. Attention is being paid to whether opinions will be exchanged on the relationship between the two countries, which is chilling due to the comfort women issue.