Seong Kim's Visit to Korea on the 21st to Discuss North Korea Nuclear Issue with South Korea, US, and Japan

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] South Korea, the United States, and Japan will hold bilateral and trilateral talks next week during the visit of Sung Kim, the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue.

Sung Kim, Acting Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, is moving to attend the "U.S.-Korea Bilateral Policy Dialogue (BPD)" held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 19th. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "On the morning of the 21st, Noh Kyu-duk, Director General for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, will hold talks with Representative Sung Kim and the U.S. senior nuclear negotiator to discuss cooperation measures between the two countries for substantial progress toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of lasting peace."

It added, "During the same period, Noh will also hold trilateral talks among South Korea, the U.S., and Japan, as well as bilateral talks with Takehiro Funakoshi, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the 21st."

Representative Sung Kim, who was appointed last month, is scheduled to visit South Korea from the 19th to the 23rd for the first time since his appointment.

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