National Security Office Director Jang Ho-jin: ‘North Korea-Japan dialogue is not open’ Kishida ‘is approaching high-level’
National Security Office Director Jang Ho-jin announced on the 27th that ‘Japan-North Korea talks will not be open,’ and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida said differently on the 7th, saying, ‘We are taking a high-level approach.’
On this day, Director Jang told KBS, ‘Once the war in Ukraine ends, relations with Russia will be restored,’ but as the US’s negotiations with China have been frustrated, the trilateral system of China, Russia, and North Korea is expected to be strengthened.
In an interview with KBS, Director Jang said, “The exact situation right now is that there is no dialogue between Japan and North Korea,” adding, “Because there is no dialogue with the United States, Japan, or South Korea, the story that South Korea is alienated does not make sense.” “It doesn’t work,” he said.
Prime Minister Kishida said in a CNN interview just before the summit with the United States that “the Japanese government is taking a high-level approach to North Korea” for a summit between North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un and that the purpose of the North Korea-Japan summit is “to resolve unresolved issues and stabilize the two countries.” “It’s to promote relationships,” he said.
President Yoon Seok-yeol spoke with Prime Minister Kishida on the 17th, and the President's Office exchanged opinions on the North Korean issue and announced, "We decided to continue to develop close cooperation between Korea and Japan, and between Korea, the United States, and Japan on North Korea-related issues."
Prime Minister Kishida said at a press conference on the 17th, “I made a call with President Yoon with the intention of sharing information about the results of his visit to the United States.”
U.S. President Biden spoke of expanding the net of security and economic alliances in the Indo-Pacific through the trilateral summit between Japan and the Philippines on the 11th, and the White House announced a 'lattice' security system.
President Biden formalized his support for the North Korea-Japan summit attempt, telling reporters on the 10th, "I have faith in Japan. I think it is a good thing to seek dialogue with him."
Prime Minister Kishida declared at the trilateral summit press conference on the 11th that “multilevel cooperation is essential” for the future of the region.
Security Office Director Jang continued with KBS, saying, “The framework of managing Korea-Russia relations in preparation for the aftermath of the Ukraine War is currently being maintained to some extent.” He added, “If there are no new exogenous variables, such as the acceleration of international political blocs, Korea-Russia relations cannot be restored after the Ukraine War.” “There will be,” he said.
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken held a foreign ministerial meeting with China the day before, and the New York Times said, “The two governments did not budge or hide the core differences between them,” and “When it comes to fundamental strategic issues, there was little hope for either side to move the other. “They seemed to be wary of the possibility of a bigger conflict,” the report said.
Regarding the press conference, Secretary Blinken pointed out the issue of China's support for the Russian defense industry and warned that 'there will be consequences,' the Voice of America (VOA) reported.
NYT said Secretary Blinken “expressed concern about China’s dangerous behavior in the South China Sea and China’s unfair trade practices in key industries such as solar panels, electric vehicles, and electric vehicle batteries.”
Secretary Blinken said at a press conference before leaving the country on the 26th, "Russia will struggle to continue its attacks on Ukraine without China's support," and "I have made it clear that if China does not resolve this issue, we will do so." "he said.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on this day that President Xi Jinping told Secretary Blinken, "China is happy to see a confident, open, prosperous, and prosperous United States," and added, "We hope that the United States can also look positively at China's development." did.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with his Chinese counterpart at a regional security conference held in Kazakhstan on the 26th and said, “The two countries are working to strengthen their strategic partnership in the defense field,” and added, “Russia and its allies in Asia are expanding joint military exercises and strengthening cooperation with neighbors.” “We must respond to U.S. efforts to destabilize the country,” he said, Reuters reported.
Regarding the Xi Jinping-Blinken meeting in Beijing, the New York Times said, “China has denied providing arms to Russia, and the United States has said Russia will be a red line, but Chinese officials have shown little intention to reduce ties with Russia. “On the 25th, immediately after Secretary Blinken arrived in Beijing from Shanghai, Russian President Putin announced that he would visit China in May, his first overseas trip since being re-elected last month.”
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