US, South Korea, and Japan Hold Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New York... Park Jin: "Strengthening Trilateral Cooperation Against North Korea's Nuclear Threat"

[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] The foreign ministers of Korea, the United States, and Japan met in New York on the 22nd (local time) and agreed to further strengthen trilateral cooperation on issues such as North Korea's nuclear program.

Foreign Minister Park Jin, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa discussed coordinated responses to North Korea's potential 7th nuclear test during the trilateral foreign ministers' meeting. This was the first Korea-U.S.-Japan foreign ministers' meeting in about two months since July.

The meeting lasted about an hour. At the meeting, the three ministers agreed to further strengthen trilateral cooperation on issues including North Korea's nuclear program.

After the meeting, Minister Park told reporters, "Given the severe international situation and changes in economic security, we discussed further strengthening the Korea-U.S.-Japan triangular cooperation," adding, "Regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons threat, Korea, the U.S., and Japan need to closely coordinate and prepare for a firm response."

Regarding the Korea-Japan summit held the previous day, he mentioned, "It was very meaningful in many ways and was evaluated as a good opportunity to improve Korea-Japan relations."

However, when asked if there was an opportunity to clarify the controversy over President Yoon Suk-yeol's use of vulgar language after his conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden, Minister Park avoided a direct answer, saying, "I think the spokesperson has explained everything."

Secretary Blinken, in his opening remarks, said that while Korea, the U.S., and Japan have cooperated bilaterally, trilateral cooperation has recently been strengthened, and he evaluated that "it is more effective not only for regional security but also in addressing global issues we face." He emphasized that such cooperation brings change, stating, "From the U.S. perspective, the cooperation among Korea, the U.S., and Japan is very important."

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