(From left) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Takeo Mori, his US counterpart Wendy R. Sherman, and Korean First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Chang Ho-jin. (Photo: NHK)

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori, and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Chang Ho-jin reiterated their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and continued trilateral cooperation in the face of North Korea’s continued provocations.

They discussed their strong opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion, including in the Indo-Pacific, and emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.