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Japan, U.S., S. Korea Foreign Chiefs to Hold Talks on Thursday

June 12, 2018



Seoul- Top diplomats of Japan, the United States and South Korea will hold a meeting in South Korea after Tuesday's U.S.-N. Korea summit in Singapore, South Korean foreign ministry officials have said.

The three-way meeting will take place Thursday morning, according to the Yonhap news agency.

After the historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will fly from Singapore for a two-day visit to South Korea from Wednesday.

He plans to share the outcomes of the summit with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha.

The three are expected to discuss measures to realize a complete denuclearization and achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula.

On Thursday afternoon, Kono and Kang are scheduled to have a luncheon meeting. Jiji Press