Defense Minister Kishi will coordinate the defense ministers' talks between Japan, the United States and South Korea next month in Hawaii, the United States, including denuclearization of North Korea and suspension of ballistic missile launch tests that violate UN resolutions. It is expected that we will discuss measures for realization.
According to people familiar with the matter, the meeting between Defense Minister Kishi, US Secretary of Defense Austin, and South Korean Defense Minister Seo Wuk (Xu Asahi) is being coordinated to be held in Hawaii, USA in the middle of next month.
At the meeting, it is expected that while North Korea is launching ballistic missiles one after another, measures will be taken to realize denuclearization of North Korea and suspension of ballistic missile launch tests that violate UN resolutions.
However, due to the spread of the Omicron strain, a mutant virus of the new corona, the so-called "2 plus 2", a ministerial consultation on foreign affairs and defense between Japan and the United States, which was being adjusted to be held in Washington on the 7th of next month, is online. It is expected that the event will be changed to the event, and the defense ministers' meeting between Japan, the United States and South Korea will also make a final decision on whether or not to hold the event face-to-face after assessing the infection situation.
Regarding the response to North Korea, which is promoting nuclear and missile development, Secretary of Defense Austin and Defense Minister Soviet Union met in Seoul on the 2nd of this month, and they agree that cooperation between the three countries including Japan is important. ..