Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, right, poses for a photo with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and his Japanese counterpart, Yoko Kamikawa, in New York, Sept. 22. Yonhap
The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan have agreed to take stern measures against a potential arms deal between Russia and North Korea, the foreign ministry said Saturday.
According to the ministry, Seoul's Foreign Minister Park Jin met with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, Antony Blinken and Yoko Kamikawa, respectively, in New York, Friday (local time), to discuss Russia-North Korea weapons dealing.
Earlier this month, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing concerns about such a deal between the two countries.
Kim wants military technology cooperation from Russia to build spy satellites and other weapons, while Putin seeks more ammunition from the North for use in Ukraine.
The top diplomats expressed deep concerns over this type of cooperation and warned that a potential arms deal between Pyongyang and Moscow would be in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions that Russia itself voted for.
They vowed to cooperate with the global community to sternly deal with any threats to regional security in violation of UNSC resolutions, according to the ministry.(Yonhap)
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