Overview

• Meeting on Sept. 22 on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, the three top diplomats issued a joint statement after North Korean state media flagged Kim Jong-un’s openness to talks only if denuclearization demands were dropped.
• The allies restated a resolute commitment to the DPRK’s complete denuclearization under U.N. Security Council resolutions and vowed to maintain and strengthen sanctions, including action against violations and evasion.
• Washington reaffirmed its ironclad extended deterrence to Japan and South Korea, including U.S. nuclear capabilities, as the partners pledged deeper security cooperation and regular trilateral Freedom Edge exercises.
• The statement voiced serious concern over growing DPRK‑Russia military cooperation and North Korean cyber operations using IT workers, urging cessation and expanding public‑private collaboration to counter these threats.
• Beyond the peninsula, the three advanced economic‑security coordination on supply chains, critical minerals, AI, quantum, biotech and civil nuclear energy, opposed unlawful a Sea China Sea claims, and stressed peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.