First Vice International Minister Kim Hong-kyun, left, shakes palms with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell forward of their talks in Washington, D.C., on this picture offered by South Korea’s Ministry of International Affairs, Sept. 3. Yonhap
First Vice International Minister Kim Hong-kyun has met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell in Washington and mentioned the bilateral alliance, North Korea and different points, officers stated Wednesday.
The talks befell Tuesday (native time) as Kim was visiting Washington to attend a gathering of overseas and protection officers of the 2 nations on discussing the allies’ efforts to discourage North Korea’s navy threats, referred to as the Prolonged Deterrence Technique and Session Group (EDSCG).
On the one-on-one talks, Kim defined to Campbell South Korea’s new unification doctrine, unveiled by President Yoon Suk Yeol on the event of this 12 months’s Liberation Day on Aug. 15, the overseas ministry stated in a launch.
Campbell reaffirmed the U.S.’ help for Yoon’s purpose to open a “severe and sustained” diplomatic path ahead with North Korea.
In addition they agreed to beef up high-level talks for shut coordination to implement key outcomes reached from their bilateral and trilateral summits with Japan, the ministry stated.
The fifth EDSCG assembly will happen on Wednesday. (Yonhap)
