Foreign Minister Hayashi, who is visiting Hawaii, will meet with the three countries of the United States and South Korea on the morning of the 13th of Japan time.
We would like to discuss how to deal with North Korea, which has repeatedly launched ballistic missiles, and confirm cooperation for the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions.
Foreign Minister Hayashi, who visited Australia on a two-day schedule from the 11th to attend a foreign ministers' meeting with the United States, Australia, and India called the quad, completed a series of schedules, and on the night of the 12th of Japan time, Arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Minister Hayashi will meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Jung Wei-young on the morning of the 13th of Japan time.
The foreign ministers' meeting between Japan, the United States and South Korea has been held since September last year.
At the meeting, Minister Hayashi decided to discuss future measures while North Korea repeatedly launched ballistic missiles and suggested that it would consider reviewing the ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile launch test and the cancellation of nuclear tests. , I would like to confirm the implementation of the UN Security Council resolution and the cooperation for complete denuclearization.
He also calls for understanding and cooperation for the early resolution of the abduction issue.
US policy toward North Korea No clue to break the situation
The Biden administration in the United States continues to seek solutions through dialogue on issues such as North Korea's nuclear and missile development, but has not found a clue to a solution.
The Biden administration has completed a review of its policy toward North Korea by April last year, and has repeatedly called for dialogue with the aim of denuclearizing North Korea with an emphasis on diplomacy.
South Korean intelligence officials said last month that the United States was willing to provide North Korea with a vaccine for the new coronavirus, and it seems that there was a desire to resume dialogue with North Korea in the wake of humanitarian aid. I am.
However, North Korea has not responded to such a call from the US side, and a senior State Department official said on the 4th of this month, "I have been working many times, but I have not received a substantial answer so far." ..
American experts have criticized this situation, saying, "The Biden administration has only called for dialogue and has not been able to sufficiently deter North Korea's actions."
Meanwhile, another expert has been cautious about increasing pressure, saying that "new sanctions could lead to further provocative actions by North Korea," and the Biden administration is faced with a difficult response. ..
On the 11th, the Biden administration announced the Indo-Pacific strategy, which will be the pillar of foreign policy, and stated that it would "continue to seek serious and sustainable dialogue toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula" regarding its policy toward North Korea. I kept it.
On the other hand, this strategy also calls for improving relations between Japan and South Korea, where the relationship has been chilled due to historical and territorial issues, and emphasizes the need for the three countries of Japan, the United States and South Korea to work together. ..