The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold talks later this week on the margins of the foreign ministers meeting of the Group of 20 nations in Brazil, Seoul s foreign ministry said Thursday.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will visit Korea later this week for trilateral talks with her counterparts of Korea and China, a news report said Monday.
Japan warned Thursday against violating UN resolutions on arms deals with North Korea, after Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Kim Jong Un. "We are watching (the talks) with concerns including the possibility that it could lead to violations of the Security Council s ban on all arms-related material transactions with North Korea," new Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa told reporters.