US Sullivan and Japan Akiba Visit Korea... Cho Tae-yong Scheduled for Separate Bilateral Talks
On the 9th, a trilateral security directors meeting involving Cho Tae-yong, Director of the National Security Office of Korea, Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Advisor, and Akiba Takeo, Director of the National Security Bureau of Japan, will be held in Seoul.
According to the Presidential Office on the 6th, this Korea-U.S.-Japan security directors meeting is being held in accordance with the Camp David agreement made last August, and plans to conduct in-depth discussions on trilateral cooperation measures regarding regional security issues including North Korea, global issues, and economic security.
On the same day, the 1st Korea-U.S. Next-Generation Core Emerging Technologies Dialogue will also be held, chaired by Director Cho and Advisor Sullivan. This dialogue is being held pursuant to the agreement made at the Korea-U.S. summit in April, where the two countries agreed to discuss in-depth cooperation measures in areas such as semiconductors, batteries and clean energy, quantum technology, bio, and AI (artificial intelligence). Director Cho will also hold bilateral talks separately with Advisor Sullivan and Director Akiba, who will visit Korea on the 8th to attend this meeting.
The Korea-U.S.-Japan security directors met in Tokyo last June and reaffirmed their "ironclad security commitment" in response to North Korea's missile launches. At that time, in response to North Korea's launch of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM), they stated, "We condemn North Korea's missile launches" and noted that "such missile launches are a clear violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions."
The United States also reaffirmed its "ironclad security commitment" to Korea and Japan. They stated, "We discussed ways to further strengthen trilateral cooperation, including seamless coordination to respond to the threat posed by North Korea's illicit nuclear and missile programs," and added, "We confirmed that Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation will not be shaken by North Korea's provocations and shared the belief that North Korea must choose the path of diplomacy rather than continued provocations."
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