1. Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong held a Korea-U.S.-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on the afternoon of September 22 (local time), on the occasion of the UN General Assembly in New York. They exchanged views on trilateral cooperation to address issues on the Korean Peninsula, as well as regional and global affairs.

o This meeting was held about 4 months after the last trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting on the occasion of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting in London.

2. The three ministers exchanged views on the current situation on the Korean Peninsula and appreciated ongoing close consultations among the three countries on the DPRK and North Korean nuclear issues. They agreed to strengthen diplomatic efforts to make substantial progress in achieving complete denuclearization and establishment of permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula.

o They also shared views on the situations in Afghanistan and Myanmar.

3. Furthermore, the three ministers agreed to continue future-oriented and mutually beneficial cooperation beyond the region to address global issues such as climate change and global health, based on the values the three countries share.