G7 non-proliferation statement calls for ‘Japan-North Korea dialogue’ and excludes South Korea from ‘North Korea nuclear disarmament’
The statement from the non-proliferation director's meeting held at the G7 foreign ministers' meeting called for the acceptance of 'Japan-North Korea dialogue' and stated 'willingness to dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons', which was converted to 'North Korea nuclear weapons disarmament' and seems to have ruled out an invitation to South Korea.
The G7 Nonproliferation Directors' Group statement also urged North Korea (DPRK) to accept repeated offers for dialogue from all relevant parties, including the United States, South Korea, and Japan, and added, “The G7 will comply with all relevant UN Security Council resolutions to address North Korea's nuclear weapons.” ) and our commitment to the complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement (CVID) of our nuclear, WMD, and ballistic missile programs,” the statement said on the 19th.
Regarding North Korea, the G7 non-proliferation chiefs' group, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan, issued a statement in Italy, where the G7 foreign ministers' meeting was held on this day, saying, "We reiterate our grave concerns about the growing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea." “I emphasize this,” he said.
The G7 Nonproliferation Directors' Group statement said, “Furthermore, we reiterate our serious concern about the increasing military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, and strongly condemn the DPRK's export and Russia's procurement of DPRK's ballistic missiles and other arms and related material for the use in its war of “aggression against Ukraine, which directly violate relevant UNSCRs,” the Voice of America (VOA) reported.
“We strongly condemn North Korea’s exports and Russia’s procurement of North Korean-made ballistic missiles and other weapons and related materials for use in its war of aggression against Ukraine,” the statement said. “All of this is a direct violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions.” “We urge North Korea to stop providing any support to Russia and immediately stop arms transfers.” “We are also deeply concerned about the possibility of nuclear or ballistic missile technology being transferred from Russia to North Korea.”
G7 foreign ministers said in a statement that the expansion of security assistance to Ukraine would strengthen "Ukraine's air defense capabilities to save lives and protect critical infrastructure."
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken said at the meeting, "North Korea and Iran are major suppliers of weapons to Russia, while China is a 'major contributor' to Russia's defense industry." "If you claim to want a relationship, on the one hand, you cannot encourage what is the biggest threat to European security since the end of the Cold War," he said, Reuters reported.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told reporters that "Berlin cannot tolerate China's closer ties with Russia" and that the meeting "will allow China to openly seek closer ties with Russia, which is waging an illegal war against Ukraine." "If you are seeking a partnership... we cannot accept this," he was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Military aid to Ukraine has slowed in recent months, European partners see themselves as running out of ammunition, and vital U.S. funding has been blocked by Republicans in Congress, Reuters said.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted and passed a $61 billion package for Ukraine with the cooperation of the Republican Party immediately after the G7 foreign ministers' statement.
G7 foreign ministers have considered using profits from Russia's roughly $300 billion in sovereign assets held in the West as a major way to finance Ukraine, a move that has prompted U.S. Republicans to balk as EU members balk at concerns about its legality. It appears that there has been pressure to use Russian assets.
Regarding the use of $300 billion in Russian sovereign assets held by the West, which is impossible under international law, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tayani of the Conservative government said, “There is a legal basis to use the interest from these funds,” and experts are now questioning whether the capital itself can be used. Reuters reported that they are looking into it.
Reuters reported that a decision on this is expected to be made at the G7 summit held in Italy's Puglia region on June 13.
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“The political goal of the G7 is to reduce tensions,” Italian Foreign Minister Tayani said. “We have worked and will continue to work to play an active role in ensuring a reduction in tensions across the Middle East.”
Regarding the ‘exclusion of Korea’s invitation’ from the G7 summit attempted by the Yoon Seok-yeol government, the President’s Office said, “There has been no official announcement from Italy, the chair country, yet,” adding, “This year, Italy will select the countries to be invited in connection with the issue of African-Mediterranean migrants related to domestic politics.” “As far as I know, I don’t think it is a variable that shows whether cooperation between the seven countries will be strengthened,” he told the Hankyoreh on the 21st.
‘The Hankyoreh’ said, “The government has consistently discussed with Italy, this year’s chair country, to attend this year’s 7-majority summit, but Italy is said to have not included Korea in the list of invited countries.” It was reported that the main agenda was to focus on discussing the solution to the refugee problem, development support for Africa, the war in Ukraine, and the situation in the Middle East, and it was reported that the invited countries were selected mainly from countries that can contribute to this agenda.”
Robert Peters, a researcher at the Heritage Foundation, a pro-Republican strategic group that has been advising Yoon Seok-yeol's regime, said, "We are very open to the idea of re-deploying nuclear weapons in Korea, and we are also very open to the idea of allowing Korean pilots to fly Korean aircraft carrying American nuclear weapons as part of an integrated deterrence posture." “We are very open to such things,” he told VOA on the 21st. “Until South Korea becomes independently armed with nuclear weapons, we are open to such things.”
The Yoon Seok-yeol regime excluded the North Korean government from international negotiations with the policy of ‘spreading freedom to North Korean residents’, and Japan promoted a summit with North Korea.