Korea-US-Japan Foreign Ministers Meeting in New York on 22nd... Likely to Discuss North Korea Nuclear Response

Foreign Minister Park Jin and U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] The foreign ministers of South Korea, the United States, and Japan will hold a trilateral meeting in New York on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly.

According to the U.S. Department of State's schedule announcement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa at 2 p.m. local time on the 22nd in New York.

In this meeting, the three countries are expected to discuss cooperation measures to respond to North Korea's provocations, including signs of a seventh nuclear test, and to encourage North Korea's return to dialogue.

Additionally, the meeting is expected to explore cooperation in areas such as regional and global issues, supply chains, pandemic response, and climate change.

On the same day, Minister Park will attend the ministerial meeting of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), led by the United States.

Minister Park will also participate in the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) meeting, a U.S.-led consultative body supporting Pacific island countries.

Furthermore, Minister Park plans to attend the MIKTA foreign ministers' meeting, a consultative group consisting of South Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, T?rkiye, and Australia.

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