Korea, US, Japan reaffirm commitment to N. Korea's complete denuclearization
WASHINGTON — The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan reiterated their "resolute" commitment to the "complete" denuclearization of North Korea and called on the recalcitrant regime to resume dialogue in a joint statement issued after their trilateral talks in New York on Monday. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign…
South Korea, the United States, and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea during a joint statement issued after their trilateral talks in New York. The foreign ministers of the three nations, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, met on the sidelines of the U.N.
General Assembly High-Level Week. They emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and reaffirmed their resolute commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea while prohibiting support for revenue generation for the DPRK's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as per relevant U.N.
Security Council resolutions. They also reiterated that the path to dialogue remains open and called on the DPRK to resume negotiations.
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