The U.S. State Department announced that the “diplomacy priority” and the operation of a three-way system between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan, with a gap between President Yoon Seok-yeol’s “bold proposal after the denuclearization of North Korea” and “the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula”
In his congratulatory address on the 15th, President Yoon said, “The denuclearization of North Korea is essential for sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula, in Northeast Asia, and around the world. We are here to propose a bold initiative that can dramatically improve North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.”
State Department spokeswoman Ned Price said at a regular briefing on the 15th, "I don't want to be ahead of the outcome of diplomacy and dialogue. Unfortunately, it is because we are not yet at that point.” In the commentary on the “Bold Initiative,” he suggested “the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” as the goal, and said, “We are open to the path of serious and lasting diplomacy with North Korea. strongly supports the ROK's aim to open a path for serious and sustained diplomacy with Pyongyang.”
"For us, and for some of our allies and partners, we have continued to make it clear that we are ready for dialogue and diplomacy," Price said. We believe that it provides the best means to achieve the ultimate goal of “Peninsula”.
Regarding 'the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula', the spokesperson said, "The goal we share with South Korea and other allies and partners is the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," the spokesperson said. I believe that strong and effective trilateral relations between South Korea and Japan are very important for advancing common interests as well as common security.”
"As part of that, we believe that strong and effective trilateral relations between the United States, South Korea and Japan are very important for advancing our common interests as well as our common security," Price said. Regarding the interests, “progress to defend freedom and democracy in the Indo-Pacific and across the globe, support human rights, advocate for women’s rights, respond to climate change, build more stable and resilient supply chains, promote regional and international peace and security, international non-proliferation regimes and strengthen the rule of law” said
In his congratulatory speech, President Yoon declared as the future independence movement, “Find freedom, protect freedom, expand freedom, and fight new threats to freedom in solidarity with global citizens to achieve world peace and prosperity.”
Regarding the congratulatory speech on the 15th, Yomiuri said, “There was no direct reference to the issue of conscripted workers (workers from the Korean Peninsula), which was the biggest concern. appears to be,” he reported.
Yomiuri continued, “This is being discussed in the Supreme Court ruling in 2018, Japan’s compensation order and the judgment finalizing the sale of the assets of the two companies,” said an official from the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In his congratulatory address, President Yoon said, “The two governments and the people should respect each other and contribute to the peace and prosperity of the international community through broad cooperation across economy, security, society and culture.” “Peace on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia It is an important premise for world peace, and serves as the basis for protecting and expanding the freedoms of us and of the citizens of the world. The denuclearization of North Korea is essential for sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula, in Northeast Asia, and around the world.”