have talked about a deeper military relationship. the defense minister for russia was in north korea last month and was given the royal treatment, the vip treatment by the north korean leader. so this is clearly a proximate threat that the three leaders are coming together on. while kelly was speaking, they just released a joint statement, and what s interesting about it is there s very clear calling-out of china, which i know was an issue among the leaders before and the negotiations leading up to camp david. the two asian leaders were a little skittish about mentioning china directly and their unlawful actions in the region. but it has come out in a statement, and that s pretty significant. let me talk about how it s no small thing for korea south korea and japan to overcome their differences, overcome the long-standing anger and tension between those two countries. does that only underscore how acute a threat china is, both militarily and economically in
to get more information on his whereabouts and how he s doing, there s been no response. are you worried about private king s well being? unfortunately, sumi, that s correct. we have reached out at all levels of levels of government. this is a complete inter agency effort from here at the department of defence to the state department and the nsc, working to pull all levels of government to bring private king home. at the end of the day, that is our main priority. but of course, it is concerning, but it s not surprising. we do not have a military relationship with the dprk. so our engagements are really through other countries such as sweden. we have the united nations command that also serves as our liaison with the dprk. but again, we do not know how private king is doing, and that s our main concern. we know that his family must be under an incredible amount of stress, missing him, wanting him returned home.
part of our military alliance with south korea. sabrina, i also want to ask you about the us soldier who is currently being held in north korea. the defence department has tried to contact the north koreans, has had, as you ve said, no success, to get more information on his whereabouts and how he s doing, there s been no response. are you worried about private king s well being? unfortunately, sumi, that s correct. we have reached out at all levels of levels of government. this is a complete inter agency effort from here at the department of defence to the state department and the nsc, working to pull all levels of government to bring private king home. at the end of the day, that is our main priority. but of course, it is concerning, but it s not surprising. we do not have a military relationship with the dprk. so our engagements are really through other countries such as sweden. we have the united nations command that also serves as our liaison with the dprk.
of our military alliance with south korea. sabrina, i also want to ask you about the us soldier who is currently being held in north korea. the defence department has tried to contact the north koreans, has had, as you ve said, no success. to get more information on his whereabouts and how he s doing, there s been no response. are you worried about private king s well being? unfortunately suni, that s correct. we have reached out at all levels of levels of government. this is a complete interagency effort from here at the department of defence to the state department and the nsc, working to pull all levels of government to bring private king home. at the end of the day, that is our main priority. but of course, it is concerning, but it s not surprising. we do not have a military relationship with the dprk. so our engagements are really through other countries such as sweden. we have the united nations command that also serves as our liaison with the dprk. but again, we do not know how