In North's Silence... South Korea-US-Japan Nuclear Chiefs to Meet Again After 3 Months

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] As North Korea remains silent in response to proposals for inter-Korean dialogue, the North Korea nuclear chief negotiators from South Korea, the United States, and Japan will meet next week in Japan to discuss North Korea's nuclear issue and inter-Korean dialogue.

The U.S. State Department issued a press release on the 10th (local time) stating that Special Representative for North Korea Affairs Sung Kim will visit Japan from the 13th to the 15th to attend the trilateral talks among South Korea, the U.S., and Japan.

This will be the first time in three months since their meeting in Seoul on June 21 that the North Korea nuclear chief negotiators from the three countries gather in one place. They are expected to discuss solutions to the North Korean nuclear issue as well as ways to bring North Korea, which has remained silent, to the dialogue table.

The State Department stated that Representative Kim will meet with other senior Japanese officials to discuss the U.S. commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the resolution of the issue of Japanese abductees, and cooperation on various issues.

Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also announced that Noh Kyu-duk, head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiation Division, will visit Tokyo, Japan from the 12th to the 14th to hold bilateral and trilateral consultations. On the 13th, South Korea and Japan will meet, and on the 14th, South Korea, the U.S., and Japan, as well as South Korea and Japan, will hold consultations. Director Noh is expected to focus on discussing various engagement measures with North Korea, including humanitarian cooperation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "Through these consultations, the three countries will deeply discuss cooperation measures for the stable management of the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the early resumption of the Korean Peninsula peace process."

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