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ABCDEFG SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.
FM Chung, Blinken stress close cooperation for complete denuclearization of Korean Peninsula SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) New Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed close bilateral cooperation for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during their first phone talks Friday, the foreign ministry said. They also shared the view of the importance of their countries trilateral cooperation with Japan in the conversation that took place three days after Chung, a former top security adviser to President Moon Jae-in, took office.
U.S., Japan, South Korea affirm ties toward North Korea denuclearization
Senior foreign ministry officials of the United States, Japan and South Korea on Thursday affirmed to work closely toward the denuclearization of Korean Peninsula in their first such trilateral meeting to discuss North Korean issues since the change of the U.S. administration.
The group discussed during a videoconference the ongoing U.S. review on its North Korea policy and stressed the importance of continued close cooperation and coordination, the U.S. State Department said in a press release.
Since its inauguration on Jan. 20, the Biden administration has vowed to review North Korea policy in its entirety in consultation with U.S. allies to get the reclusive state to abandon its nuclear weapons.