Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Diplomats From U.S., South Korea, And Japan Meet In Seoul To Discuss North Korea

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam (C) answers reporter's question as US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan (L) and Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama listen during a news conference in Seoul. Photo: Reuters/Lee Jin-man

USA Today: Allies meet in Seoul amid North Korea threat

Diplomats from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss how to respond to North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said that Washington continues to view diplomacy as the primary means for solving the crisis, but added that the allies must be prepared for “any eventuality.”

“Our objective is, throughout that campaign of pressure, to bring North Korea to the negotiating table without preconditions so that we can achieve our objective of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula,” Sullivan said at a news conference after the meeting.

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Talks among US, South Korea, Japan center on North Korea -- FOX News
Japan, US, South Korea agree to add pressure on Pyongyang -- Nikkei Asian Review
US, Japan, S. Korea envoys call for all diplomatic options to be exhausted with North Korea -- Asia Times

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