On January 31, South Korea’s Special Envoy for Peace and Security on the Korean Peninsula Kim Gunn and his Japanese counterpart Takehiro Funakoshi held a meeting, thereby discussing cooperation on the North Korean issue. .
The two sides exchanged views on the security situation around North Korea during the meeting at the South Korean Foreign Ministry headquarters in Seoul, Yonhap news agency quoted the South Korean Foreign Ministry’s announcement as saying.
The two sides emphasized the importance of Korea-Japan bilateral cooperationas well as trilateral cooperation with the United States, on the North Korean issue.
The two South Korean and Japanese officials also agreed to strengthen communication to persuade Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table.
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After the meeting, Japan’s foreign ministry said the envoys shared the view that North Korea’s missile tests caused concern to the international community.
Last week, North Korea’s foreign ministry said its nuclear and missile development program was “legitimate and understandable.”
In 2022, when North Korea continuously tests missiles, the US and its allies regularly increase pressure on the country with sanctions and joint military exercises and cooperation.
The administrations of US President Joe Biden or South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol both tend to be tougher on North Korea.
Phan An (VNA/Vietnam+)
