Top diplomats of S. Korea, US, Japan to discuss N. Korea, trilateral cooperation

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi are scheduled to meet in Atlanta on Friday on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting. They are expected to discuss North Korea’s recent missile launches, its closer ties with China and ways to coordinate responses and encourage Pyongyang to resume dialogue. Energy and economic security cooperation will also be on the agenda.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently visited China, and the ministers are expected to assess the implications of closer ties between Pyongyang and Beijing.

The South Korean government has described its role in efforts to resume talks between Washington and Pyongyang as that of a “pacemaker.”

At their September meeting in New York, the ministers reaffirmed their commitment to North Korea’s complete denuclearization and urged Pyongyang to return to dialogue.

The ministers’ September joint statement welcomed the work of the U.N. Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team and progress in addressing North Korean cyberthreats.

Cho is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from partner countries, including several European nations, during the G20 meeting.

Published Oct 30, 2026 9:11 am KST

From left, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi pose before their trilateral talks in New York, Sept. 21 (local time). AP-Yonhap

The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet in the U.S. on Friday to discuss Korean Peninsula issues and ways to strengthen economic security cooperation, officials said.

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is set to hold trilateral talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta later in the day, according to the officials at Seoul's foreign ministry.

The three ministers are expected to assess North Korea's latest missile launches and closer ties between Pyongyang and Beijing following North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's recent visit to China, and discuss ways to coordinate their responses to Pyongyang.

Also on the table would be ways to encourage Pyongyang to return to dialogue, as the South Korean government has stressed its role as a "pacemaker" in efforts to resume talks between Washington and Pyongyang.

Energy and economic security cooperation among the three nations is also expected to feature in the upcoming talks, the officials said.

The three ministers last met in New York in September on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, where they reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea and urged Pyongyang to return to the dialogue table.

In a joint statement issued after the meeting, the ministers stressed that the path to dialogue remained open and reaffirmed their commitment to preventing revenue generation that supports North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. They also welcomed the work of the U.N. Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) and progress in addressing North Korean cyberthreats.

Cho is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from partner countries, including several European nations, on the sidelines of the G20 meeting, the ministry said.

韩国外长赵显铉、美国国务卿马可·卢比奥和日本外相茂木敏充将于周五在亚特兰大举行的二十国集团（G20）外长会议期间举行会晤。预计他们将讨论朝鲜近期导弹试射、朝鲜与中国日益密切的关系，以及如何协调应对措施并鼓励平壤恢复对话。能源和经济安全合作也将列入议程。

朝鲜领导人金正恩最近访问了中国，预计两国部长将评估平壤和北京之间关系更加密切的影响。

韩国政府将自身在恢复华盛顿和平壤之间对话的努力中所扮演的角色描述为“起搏器”。

在9月于纽约举行的会议上，各国部长重申了对朝鲜彻底无核化的承诺，并敦促平壤重返对话。

部长们在9月份的联合声明中对联合国多边制裁监督小组的工作以及在应对朝鲜网络威胁方面取得的进展表示欢迎。

赵承熙还计划在二十国集团会议期间与包括几个欧洲国家在内的伙伴国家的对口官员举行双边会晤。

发布于2026年10月30日上午9:11（韩国标准时间）

9月21日（当地时间），韩国外长赵显铉、美国国务卿马可·卢比奥和日本外相茂木敏充在纽约举行三方会谈前合影。（美联社-韩联社）

官员们表示，韩国、美国和日本的高级外交官将于周五在美国会晤，讨论朝鲜半岛问题以及加强经济安全合作的方式。

据首尔外交部官员透露，韩国外交部长赵显将于当天晚些时候在亚特兰大举行的二十国集团（G20）外长会议期间，与美国国务卿马可·卢比奥和日本外相茂木敏充举行三方会谈。

预计三位部长将评估朝鲜最近的导弹发射以及朝鲜领导人金正恩最近访问中国后平壤和北京之间更加紧密的联系，并讨论如何协调对平壤的回应。

此外，还将讨论如何鼓励平壤重返对话，因为韩国政府强调其在恢复华盛顿和平壤之间对话的努力中扮演着“领跑者”的角色。

官员们表示，三国间的能源和经济安全合作预计也将是即将举行的会谈的重点议题。

三位部长上次会面是在9月份于纽约联合国大会期间，当时他们重申了对朝鲜完全无核化的承诺，并敦促平壤重返对话桌。

会后，各国部长发表联合声明，强调对话渠道依然畅通，并重申致力于阻止任何支持朝鲜核武器和弹道导弹计划的收入来源。他们还对联合国多边制裁监督小组的工作以及在应对朝鲜网络威胁方面取得的进展表示欢迎。

外交部表示，赵某还计划在二十国集团会议期间与包括几个欧洲国家在内的伙伴国家的对口官员举行双边会晤。