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Top Diplomats From the U.S., South Korea and Japan Set Trilateral Talks in New York Today

The meeting is expected to spotlight coordination on North Korea’s nuclear challenge, with possible discussion of Indo-Pacific stability and technology cooperation.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Bing Guan/Pool
(From R to L) Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya pose for a photo during their trilateral talks held on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 22, 2025, in this photo provided by the foreign ministry in Seoul. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (R), U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya pose for a photo as they meet trilaterally in New York on Sept. 22, 2025, in this photo captured from Rubio's X account. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Seoul’s foreign ministry confirmed that Cho Hyun will meet U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Monday afternoon local time.
  • The three are in New York for U.N. General Assembly High-Level Week alongside President Lee Jae-myung, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
  • The agenda is expected to cover responses to Pyongyang’s nuclear program as well as cooperation on critical minerals, supply-chain resilience and artificial intelligence.
  • The talks follow Kim Jong-un signaling conditional openness to engage Washington if denuclearization demands are dropped, while rejecting dialogue with Seoul and ruling out unification.
  • Their last comparable engagement occurred on the margins of ASEAN-related meetings in Malaysia, where South Korea was represented by a vice foreign minister.