US, South Korea and Japan reaffirm North Korea denuclearisation commitment
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Citizen Digital
The United States, South Korea and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearisation of North Korea. The three countries also pledged to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions, according to the US State Department, after a meeting in Atlanta.
The United States, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the “complete denuclearisation” of North Korea, the US State Department announced on Saturday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi took this position at a meeting held on Friday on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Atlanta.
The three countries also pledged to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions, particularly those prohibiting support for revenue intended for North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic programmes, according to the US State Department. The statement comes as Pyongyang rejects disarmament and enshrines its status as a nuclear-armed state in its legislation.
Speculation is mounting over a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at next month’s APEC summit in China. Trump has repeatedly made overtures in favour of nuclear talks, while South Korean President Lee Jae Myung proposed in September first seeking a freeze on North Korea’s programme in exchange for sanctions relief. His opponents criticise this approach, seeing it as risking tacit acceptance of North Korea as a nuclear power.
