US, South Korea and Japan reaffirm commitment to North Korean denuclearisation
The three nations pledged to implement UN Security Council resolutions during talks in Georgia on Friday.
The United States, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearisation of North Korea on Saturday, according to The Hindu.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi held talks on Friday on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The officials pledged full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions, which include a ban on supporting revenue for North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programmes.
North Korea criticised the US goal of denuclearising the Korean Peninsula as absurd and outdated in a statement on Saturday.
The North Korean regime vowed that the sanctions from the US and the West cannot influence its position as a nuclear weapons state.
Speculation is growing regarding a potential meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at next month's APEC summit in China.
