Japan’s FM says his country will not accept North Korea’s Nuclear Program.
Japan has expressed unwillingness to get North Korea to become a nuclear state. This position was also shared in the statement by G7 foreign ministers released on September 21 and in the resolution of the IAEA General Conference in September, said on Tuesday by its Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa.
Hayashi was answering a question from Arab News Japan about whether Japan was willing to recognize North Korea as a nuclear state. Hayashi responded by saying North Korea is still a threat to Japan.
“On November 18, North Korea launched an ICBM-type ballistic missile and conducted ballistic missile tests at an unprecedented rate,” Hayashi noted. “North Korea’s development of nuclear missiles is a serious and pressing threat to Japan’s national security. It is also a clear and severe challenge to international society and cannot be tolerated.”
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Hayashi noted that Prime Minister Kishida Fumio held a summit with US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on November 13, and the three leaders stressed the importance of coordination between them. However, he added, they have sought an “ongoing dialogue” with North Korea to resolve any problems they have peacefully and diplomatically and wanted North Korea to return to the negotiating table.
“The Japanese government will continue to work closely with the United States, the Republic of Korea, and international society at large and seek full resolution of national security and denuclearization of the North Korean peninsula,” Hayashi said.
