Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Wednesday he and his counterparts from the United States and South Korea had agreed to further strengthen cooperation to rid North Korea of its nuclear and missile program.
During the talks in New York, held on the fringes of the U.N. General Assembly sessions, the three pledged to work closely toward complete denuclearization of North Korea by boosting diplomatic efforts, enhancing deterrence in the region and ensuring the implementation of U.N. resolutions barring Pyongyang from developing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
The trilateral meeting between Motegi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong comes after North Korea test-fired two ballistic missiles that fell within Japan's exclusive economic zone on Sept. 15.