Next Week in the US: ROK-US-Japan Nuclear Representatives Discuss Korean Peninsula Issues

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] Senior nuclear negotiators from South Korea, the United States, and Japan will hold talks in the U.S. regarding the Korean Peninsula issue.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 15th that Noh Kyu-duk, Director-General for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, will visit Washington, D.C. from the 16th to the 19th to hold consultations with Sung Kim, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, and Takehiro Funakoshi, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for South Korea-U.S., South Korea-Japan, and South Korea-U.S.-Japan senior nuclear negotiator talks.

The South Korea-U.S. consultation is scheduled for the 18th, while the South Korea-Japan and South Korea-U.S.-Japan consultations are planned for the 19th.

The South Korea-U.S.-Japan senior nuclear negotiators' meeting will be held about a month after the last one on September 13-14.

At this meeting, the three countries are expected to share assessments of the situation on the Korean Peninsula, including North Korea's missile test launches, discuss ways to resume dialogue with North Korea, and deliberate on the declaration of the end of the war proposed by President Moon Jae-in. The humanitarian aid plan for North Korea, coordinated between South Korea and the U.S., is also expected to be concretized.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed hope that this visit to the U.S. will lead to in-depth discussions on cooperation measures among the three countries for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of lasting peace.

This consultation is taking place immediately after the South Korea-Russia nuclear talks, and Director-General Noh is expected to share the contents of the discussions with the U.S. and Japan.

Director-General Noh visited Moscow, Russia from the 13th to the 16th and met with Igor Morgulov, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister and senior nuclear negotiator. He will proceed directly from Russia to the U.S.

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