South Korea, US, Japan hold high-level talks on North Korea, global issues
South Korea's Second Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong poses with his American and Japanese counterparts, Wendy Sherman, right, and Takeo Mori at the ministry in Seoul, June 8. Yonhap
Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan had a meeting here Wednesday to discuss cooperation on regional and global issues amid concerns over the possibility of North Korea conducting a nuclear weapon test.
Second Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong engaged in the trilateral session with his American and Japanese counterparts, Wendy Sherman and Takeo Mori, two weeks after President Joe Biden's alliance-boosting trip to Seoul and Tokyo.
The previous day, Cho had one-on-one consultations with Sherman, with North Korea reportedly all set for its first nuclear test in more than four years.
The previous tripartite meeting of No. 2 diplomats took place in Washington, D.C., in November last year.
Meanwhile, Sherman had a separate meeting in Seoul with Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmytro Senik. What was discussed was "continued U.S. humanitarian, economic, and security assistance to Ukraine," she said in a Twitter message. (Yonhap)