S.Korea, US, Japan Hold Meetings on Korean Peninsular

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S.Korea, US, Japan Hold Meetings on Korean Peninsular

South Korea, the United States and Japan Saturday gave positive remarks on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s recent foreign policies.

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South Korea, the United States and Japan Saturday gave positive remarks on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s recent foreign policies.

The three countries made this remarks in a statement summing up their two-day "Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group" meetings here in Seoul.

They also reached consensus on the need for sincere implementation of inter-Korean agreements, said South Korean national news agency Yonhap News.

South Korea and the Untied States also expressed their strong support for the upcoming first-ever summit between Japan and DPRK,saying they expected the Sept. 17 meeting in Pyongyang would contribute not only to Japan-DPRK relations, but to the Northeast Asia's security, reported Yonhap.

High-level foreign policy officials from the three countries praised DPRK for its recent "constructive attitudes" through dialogue towards the international community, said Yonhap.

Meanwhile, the United States reaffirmed that it was ready to hold comprehensive and unconditional talks with the DPRK. However,it said that Washington has not yet decided when to send an envoy to Pyongyang.

The three countries also called for the DPRK to allow international inspections of its suspected nuclear facilities, said Yonhap.

Attending the meeting were South Korean Assistant Foreign Minister Lee Tae-shik, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly and Hitoshi Tanaka, the Japanese Foreign Ministry's chief of Asian affairs.

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