Japan-Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting Condemns North Korea's Missile Launch Close Cooperation with the United States in Three Countries

Following the launch of an ICBM-class ballistic missile by North Korea on the 24th, Foreign Minister Hayashi met with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong on the phone, strongly condemning the launch, and then Japan and South Korea. We have confirmed that we will work closely with the three countries, including the two countries and the United States.

The telephone talk was held for about 20 minutes after 9 am on the 25th.

Among them, Foreign Minister Hayashi and Foreign Minister Jung Wei-young strongly condemned the launch of the ICBM class among the repeated ballistic missile launches by North Korea, and strengthened the development of nuclear and missile technology in the international community. We agreed that it was an obvious and serious challenge to.

On that basis, we confirmed that the three countries, including Japan and South Korea and the United States, will work closely together to ensure that North Korea is completely denuclearized in line with the UN Security Council resolution.

After the meeting, Minister Hayashi told reporters, "Yesterday we had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to confirm the close cooperation between Japan and the United States. We will continue to have three countries, including high-level countries. I would like to cooperate with volunteer countries. "

South Korea “Emphasis on dialogue with North Korea, even if it is necessary to take decisive action”

The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs also announced that Foreign Minister Jung Wei-young had a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Hayashi.

According to it, both sides pointed out that North Korea's launch of ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile-class ballistic missiles was due to the cancellation of the ICBM launch test that North Korea had announced four years ago. It means that he strongly criticized it.

On top of that, they agreed that the launch was a serious threat to the region and the international community, and that a decisive response was needed.

On the other hand, both sides agreed that it is necessary to continue efforts to bring North Korea back into dialogue, and as the Moon Jae-in administration, which has been aiming to improve North-South relations, with North Korea to the last. I reemphasized the attitude of emphasizing dialogue.