Home

The Korea Herald

Latest news

Most Popular

  1. 1

    Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote

    Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
  2. 2

    Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low

    Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
  3. 3

    Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?

    Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
  4. 4

    Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth

    Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
  5. 5

    Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen

    Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
  1. 6

    [Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year

    [Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
  2. 7

    [KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs

    [KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
  3. 8

    North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South

    North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
  4. 9

    Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official

    Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
  5. 10

    Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023

    Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
소아쌤

US, Japanese officials arrive in Seoul for talks on NK nukes

By Yonhap

Published : Oct. 17, 2017 - 19:40

    • Link copied

Senior US and Japanese diplomats arrived in Seoul Tuesday to discuss diplomatic measures to tackle North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

"I am here to focus on our diplomatic efforts to address the issues that confront us about the DPRK," Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan told reporters at Gimpo International Airport. He flew from Japan after a two-day visit.

The DPRK is the abbreviation of North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, left, and Japan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Shinsuke Sugiyama shake hands prior to their bilateral meeting at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP-Yonhap) US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, left, and Japan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Shinsuke Sugiyama shake hands prior to their bilateral meeting at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (AP-Yonhap)


Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama also arrived in Seoul to hold three-way talks with Sullivan and South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam on Wednesday.

"The main topic would be North Korea, but the trilateral talks will deal with regional and international issues and also reaffirm an importance of solidarity between the three countries," Sugiyama said upon arrival.

Sullivan said in Japan that the US is not ruling out the possibility of direct talks with North Korea, according to Reuters.

On Wednesday, Lim and Sullivan will also hold a strategic dialogue to discuss the North's nuclear standoff and the Seoul-Washington alliance ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to Seoul on Nov. 7-8 as part of his trip to Asia.

The talks come amid concerns that any miscalculation by North Korea could spark a devastating conflict on the Korean Peninsula.

Tensions have heightened amid exchanges of inflammatory rhetoric between Trump and the North Korean leadership.

The North fired two intercontinental ballistic missiles in July and conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sept. 3. (Yonhap)

More from Headlines