The meeting of the national security advisors of Japan, South Korea and the United States with a focus on North Korea

According to RCO News Agency, John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House, said that “Shin Won-sik”, the national security advisor of South Korea, along with “Jake Sullivan” and “Takeo Akiba”, the national security advisors of the United States and Japan, had a tripartite meeting in Washington. They investigated the claim of the presence of North Korean forces in Russia and their common concerns in this regard.

According to Yonhap News agency, this meeting took place while Seoul and Washington have claimed that Pyongyang has sent its forces by ship to the Russian Far East this month.

John Kirby added that the national security advisers of the three countries expressed their concern about the alleged deployment of North Korean forces in Russia. The alleged deployment is the latest sign of concern over deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow, including the transfer of ballistic missiles and weapons, seen as a direct violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

Kirby continued, the national security advisors of South Korea, the United States and Japan also asked North Korea and Russia to stop these actions, which will only lead to the escalation of conflicts in the region, as well as in Europe and the Indo-Pacific. The national security advisers of the three countries also emphasized their commitment to address regional and international challenges and advance security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

In the continuation of its statement, the White House also claimed that the National Security Adviser of South Korea and the United States condemned North Korea’s support for Russia in the strongest possible way: “North Korea’s support for Russia is a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and a weakening of the non-proliferation regime and It undermines security in Europe, the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region.

During the conversation between the US, South Korea and Japan national security advisors, three people emphasized the commitment to trilateral cooperation.

The meeting of the national security officials of these three countries is the second meeting between them since the tripartite meeting between Yoon Seok-yul and Joe Biden, the presidents of South Korea and the United States, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Camp David in August 2023.

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