SEOUL – Officials from the United States, Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan will hold a meeting on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) next week in Tokyo, ROK's foreign ministry confirmed on Friday.
The three countries have been discussing ways to break a standoff with DPRK.
Officials from the US, ROK and Japan will hold a meeting next week in Tokyo to discuss DPRK and cooperation between their countries, ROK's foreign ministry said
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Noh Kyu-duk, Seoul's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, will travel to Japan on Sunday for a three-day visit, the ministry said in a statement.
While there, he will meet with US envoy for DPRK Sung Kim, and Takehiro Funakoshi, director-general of the Japanese foreign ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau.
The officials will discuss the DPRK nuclear issue as well as cooperation between their countries, Seoul said.
"The three countries are expected to have in-depth discussions on ways to promote cooperation to stably manage the situation of the Korean Peninsula and resume the peninsula peace process at an early date," reads the statement.
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US President Joe Biden's administration has said it will explore diplomacy to achieve DPRK denuclearization, but has shown no willingness to ease sanctions.
During a visit to Seoul in August, Sung Kim said he was ready to meet with DPRK officials "anywhere, at any time".
Pyongyang has also said it is open to diplomacy, but that it sees no sign of policy changes from the United States, citing issues such as sanctions as well as joint military drills with ROK.