On the occasion of the NATO Summit, US President Biden, South Korean President Yin Xiyue, and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Kishida held a third -side talk on Wednesday in Madrid, Spain.The heads of the Three Kingdoms expressed concern on the seventh nuclear test in North Korea and reiterated that the cooperation should be strengthened to respond to the problem of nampleization of North Korea.This is the Three Kingdoms summit again since September 2017, which has been held again after four years and nine months.
Biden: The United States does not shake the Japanese and Korean defense obligations
Biden said in the talks that the United States' defense obligations for Japan and South Korea are not shaken. In order to achieve the two common goals of the Korean Pacific Pacific Ocean, which is completely nucleized and freely open, the three countries need to launch cooperation.
Yin Xiyue said that as the North Korean nuclear and missile threats became more complicated, the instability of international affairs increased, and the importance of cooperation between South Korea, America and Japan became more important.Looking forward to this talk, the three parties cooperation will become the "important core" of world peace and stability.
Kishida emphasized that the possibility of continuous provocation in North Korea is increasing, and South Korea, USA, and Japan's strengthening cooperation are indispensable.Japan is willing to strengthen cooperation with South Korea and the United States to deal with the threat of North Korean ballistic missiles.
The White House National Security Counselor Sarawan said earlier that the United States, Japan and South Korea will discuss a new type of sanction plan for North Korea. Officials of the South Korean President's Office said that although the three -sided talks have not discussed this plan, the proposed plan may include expansionSanctions on North Korean individuals and organs.The official said that South Korea and the United States are discussing the plan for provocative operations such as North Korea to conduct nuclear tests and other provocative actions. When taking serious provocations in North Korea, it can expand the sanctions on North Korean individuals and organs. Other sanctions include many military and security related matters.Although there are agreements, it is not unable to disclose.
The White House posted a message after the talks that the talks had historic significance.The Presidential Palace in South Korea also commented that the talks were discussed to discuss safety issues, and South Korean, American and Japanese security cooperation recovered from now on.
South Korea's public opinion said that although the three -sided talks were only held for 25 minutes, the three countries' heads of the Three Kingdoms reunited to solve the increasingly upgraded North Korea's nuclear issue, which is of great significance.South Korea ’s Central Daily published an editorial that Yin Xiyue and Kishida were briefly exchanged through the NATO Summit, and believed that it would also help improve the atmosphere of relations between the two countries.
Japan and South Korea have fallen to the freezing point due to the problems of the labor and comfort women of the World War II. Bilateral summit talks were not held again after December 2019.The wishes of the US government, which reflected the hope of improving Japanese and Korean relations, promoted the summit talks in the form of the United States, but did not hold a Japanese and South Korean talks.
Kishida said to the media about Japan and South Korea after talks: "In order to return to health, I will communicate closely based on Japan's consistent position and communicate with the Korean side including Yin Xiyue."
