It's not just in Ukraine that things are heating up.

While North Korea has already carried out seven missile tests since the beginning of the year, Anthony Blinken estimated that Pyongyang was in "a provocation phase".

The US Secretary of State was meeting with his South Korean counterparts Chung Eui-yong and Japanese Hayashi Yoshimasa in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Pyongyang "must cease its illegal activities and start dialogue", they wrote in a joint statement, describing as "destabilizing" the seven weapons tests carried out by North Korea since the beginning of the year.

Washington, Tokyo and Seoul "have no hostile intentions" towards Pyongyang and continue to wish for the opening of a dialogue "without preconditions", added the three ministers, who reaffirmed their unity in the face of the North Korean threat.

A diplomatic tour in the Pacific

Anthony Blinken stopped in Hawaii on his return from a Pacific tour, which took him to Australia and Fiji.

In Melbourne, he attended a meeting of the Quad, the alliance between the United States, Australia, Japan and India intended to counter the growing influence of China in Asia-Pacific.

During this week-long tour, the White House published an 18-page document emphasizing the centrality of the region, renamed "Indo-Pacific" by American diplomacy, for the interests of the United States.

“This strategy reflects the fundamental truth that, more than in any other part of the world, what happens in this region is going to influence the lives of Americans and people everywhere,” he explained.

The head of the American diplomacy added that “we continue to seek ways to hold (North Korea) accountable” for its actions, citing recent sanctions imposed by Washington on eight people and organizations linked to the Kim regime. Jong Un.

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