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S. Korea, U.S., Japan Diplomats Reaffirm N.K. Denuclearization, Urge Dialogue

Top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan met in New York and reaffirmed their commitment to North Korea's complete denuclearization, urged Pyongyang to resume dialogue and addressed Taiwan Strait peace, sanctions monitoring, cyber threats and economic security.

AI News Feed · 2026-09-22 07:13

In a joint statement after the meeting, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said they reaffirmed their 'resolute' commitment to the 'complete' denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the prohibition on support for revenue generation for the DPRK's nuclear and ballistic missile programs in accordance with relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions. They also said the path to dialogue remains open and called on the DPRK to resume dialogue while continuing efforts to advance peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

The call for dialogue came as U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this year to rekindle his personal diplomacy with the North Korean ruler, according to the report.

While urging dialogue, the U.S. side reiterated its 'ironclad' commitments to the defense of South Korea and Japan, 'backed by America's unmatched military strength, including its nuclear capabilities,' the statement said.

Cho, Rubio and Motegi welcomed the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team's work on North Korea's violations and evasions of U.N. Security Council resolutions. The MSMT was established in 2024 to monitor sanctions evasions and breaches. The three governments also welcomed an alert to countries, companies and other entities regarding North Korean IT workers issued by like-minded countries, and progress in addressing DPRK cyber threats, including through a trilateral working group meeting in June.

The chief diplomats underlined the importance of peace across the Taiwan Strait. They encouraged the peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues and opposed any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo. They expressed support for Taiwan's meaningful participation in appropriate international organizations. They also underscored support for preserving freedom of navigation and overflight, unimpeded lawful commerce and other lawful uses of the sea for all nations in the Indo-Pacific and globally, in accordance with international law as reflected in the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Taiwan and maritime language came as Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold a summit at the White House on Thursday, where the leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues, including geopolitical ones.

On economic security, the three sides said they stood firmly against economic coercion and non-market policies and practices leading to harmful overcapacity and market distortion, including arbitrary export restrictions that disrupt supply chains. They resolved to maintain free and transparent trade and secure critical supply chains. To that end, they committed to enhance the trilateral supply chain early warning system and welcomed the launch of a new trilateral consultation on economic security.

The diplomats also stressed the need to strengthen regional energy supply resilience, including by increasing oil stockpiles and promoting collaboration between producing and consuming countries, while welcoming initiatives to enhance energy security through regional cooperation. They committed to a plan to implement the July 7 trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation to accelerate small modular reactor deployments in other countries in a mutually beneficial manner and under the highest standards of nuclear safety, security and nonproliferation.

In addition, the diplomats resolved to cooperatively reinforce advanced-technology stacks and supply chain resilience and to promote and protect critical and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, digital infrastructure and biotechnology.

According to Seoul's foreign ministry, the three top diplomats also exchanged views on major regional and global issues, including developments in Northeast Asia and the Middle East, and agreed to further strengthen trilateral communication and coordination amid growing uncertainties in the international situation. The three nations' top diplomats previously held trilateral talks on the margins of a NATO summit in Turkey, according to Yonhap.