Following North Korea's launch of ballistic missiles one after another, defense ministers from Japan, the United States, and South Korea met over the phone, and the launch of ballistic missiles destabilized regional security and at the same time. The three countries agreed to work closely together, saying that they clearly violated the UN Security Council resolution.
Following North Korea's launch of ballistic missiles and other missiles last month, Defense Minister Kishi, US Secretary of Defense Austin, and South Korean Defense Minister Seo Wuk (Xu Asahi) said about 30 minutes on the morning of the 10th of Japan time. , I had a meeting over the phone.
In this, Minister Kishi called for the importance of close cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea and the abandonment of ballistic missiles.
And he said that the launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea destabilizes regional security and clearly violates UN Security Council resolutions, arguing that it is important for the three countries to cooperate in the field of security. We reconfirmed and agreed to work closely together.
This is the first time that the defense ministers' meeting between Japan, the United States and South Korea has been held over the phone, and since the face-to-face meeting has not been held since November, three years ago when it was held in Bangkok, Thailand, the meeting on the 10th We also agreed to hold it face-to-face in the future.