Confirmation of cooperation on the North Korean issue High-ranking officials from Japan and South Korea talk for the first time after the inauguration of the new South Korean government

Telephone talks between Japanese and South Korean government officials in charge of the North Korean issue were held for the first time after the inauguration of the new South Korean government.

We have confirmed that Japan, the United States, and South Korea, including Japan and the United States, will work closely together to resolve the abduction, nuclear, and missile issues by North Korea.

The Director of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kim Gong, the head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiations Headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea, who took office under the new administration of South Korea that was inaugurated on the 10th of this month, will be the first on the morning of the 17th. We had a telephone consultation.

At the talks, opinions were exchanged on the status of infection with the new corona in North Korea and the latest situation including nuclear and missile activities.

They also confirmed that Japan, the United States, and South Korea, including Japan and the United States, will work closely together to resolve the abduction, nuclear, and missile issues by North Korea.

In addition, Mr. Funakoshi also talked with the US State Department's Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, over the phone, and will continue to cooperate with the three countries of Japan, the United States and South Korea toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea in line with the UN Security Council resolution. We agreed by going.