Following the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea on the 24th, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Mori is the Deputy Secretary of State Sherman of the United States and the First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Jong-gun of South Korea on the 25th. We talked over the phone for about 30 minutes in the morning.

Among them, Mr. 3 strongly condemned this launch among the repeated ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile-class launches, and the strengthening of the development of nuclear and missile technology by North Korea is obvious and serious for the international community. We agreed that it was a challenge.



On that basis, we reaffirmed that Japan, the United States and South Korea will continue to work closely together to strengthen regional deterrence and respond to the Security Council toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea in line with the UN Security Council resolution. did.



They also confirmed that they would take a decisive response to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, and agreed to work closely together.