White House meeting with Japan and South Korea to focus on North Korea policy

“Our intention is to discuss every aspect of North Korea policy,” the official said.

Sullivan is hosting national security secretariat secretary general Shigeru Kitamura of Japan and national security adviser Suh Hoon of the Republic of Korea for a trilateral dialogue at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

It’s the highest-level meeting between officials from the three countries since Biden took office; the US hopes to foster better relations between Japan and South Korea to better counterbalance China in Asia.

The officials are likely to discuss Pyongyang’s recent missile provocations, nuclear non-proliferation, the country’s domestic response to the Covid-19 pandemic and recent diplomacy between North Korea and China, the official said.

The official said: “Anything that we do with respect to North Korea we believe we need to do in partnership and in harmony with Japan and South Korea.”

The Biden administration is in the “final stages” of completing its North Korea policy…

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