The heads of uniformed groups of the Self-Defense Forces, the U.S. military, and the South Korean military held talks and discussed the successive ballistic missile launches by North Korea. did.
The meeting was held at the U.S. Department of Defense on the 20th, with Koji Yamazaki, Chief of the Joint Staff of the Self-Defense Forces from Japan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Millie from the United States, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Seung-gyeom from South Korea. Headquarters chairman attended.
According to the announcement from the US side, the talks will discuss North Korea's series of missile launches and nuclear development, and that strengthening regional security will require bilateral and trilateral cooperation between Japan, the United States, and South Korea. We agreed that it was essential.
Milley, chairman of the U.S. military, reiterated that America's commitment to the defense of Japan and South Korea is unwavering.
The U.S. State Department also announced that Deputy Secretary of State Sherman will visit Japan next week to hold vice-ministerial level talks with Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Mori and South Korea's First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun-dong.
The three are also discussing by phone on the 4th of this month, when North Korea launched a ballistic missile that passed over Japan.
With regard to North Korea, in addition to its unusually frequent missile launches, there are growing concerns about its seventh nuclear test. It seems to confirm that we are going.