On October 16th local time, the first official (Deputy Minister) of the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kim Hong kyun, and the Deputy Secretary of State of the United States, Kurt Campbell, held talks in Seoul to exchange views on strengthening the South Korea US alliance and jointly addressing the North Korea issue.
According to the report, both sides will attend the 14th South Korea US Japan Deputy Foreign Ministers’ Meeting together with Japanese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Masakazu Okano.
According to previous reports, the situation on the Korean Peninsula has continued to escalate in recent days. On October 15th, the South Korean government strongly condemned North Korea’s bombing of some sections of the Gyeonggi Line and Donghai Line connecting North and South Korea. In response, the South Korean military conducted counter firing exercises in the area south of the military demarcation line.
The North Korean side has made continuous statements about the “South Korean drone invasion of North Korean airspace incident”. On the 14th, North Korean leader Kim Jong un personally presided over a national defense and security conference, once again clarifying the strong military and political stance of the North Korean party and government.