対北朝鮮、日米韓の連携確認　拉致、核・ミサイル―３カ国高官―個別会談も実施

　【ワシントン時事】サリバン米大統領補佐官（国家安全保障担当）は２日、メリーランド州アナポリスで、北村滋国家安全保障局長、韓国大統領府の徐薫国家安保室長と３者協議を行い、「非核化に向けた３カ国の緊密な協力を通じ、北朝鮮の核・ミサイル問題を解決する決意」を確認した。日米韓３カ国の高官協議はバイデン政権発足後初めて。
　会談後に発表された共同声明によると、会談ではバイデン政権が見直し作業中の北朝鮮政策の最終調整を行った。ただ、詳細や発表時期は明らかになっていない。
　また、中国の台頭を念頭に「インド太平洋地域の安全保障を含む共通の懸念」についても話し合った。日韓双方が、２国間関係、３国間の協力が地域や世界の安全にとって重要だと強調した。
　北朝鮮による拉致問題の迅速な解決や、韓国と北朝鮮の離散家族再会についても協議。３氏は、国連安保理の対北朝鮮制裁決議の完全な履行が必要不可欠だとする認識で一致した。（2021/04/03-12:03）

Senior security officials of Japan, the United States and South Korea reaffirmed on Friday the three nations' commitment to concerted efforts to resolve the issues of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
   White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Japan's National Security Secretariat Secretary-General Shigeru Kitamura and South Korea's National Security Office Director Suh Hoon "shared their concerns about North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and reaffirmed their commitment to address and resolve these issues through concerted trilateral cooperation toward denuclearization," according to a joint statement released after their meeting held at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
   It was the first meeting of high-ranking officials of the three countries since U.S. President Joe Biden took office in January.
   The three officials consulted on the United States' review of its North Korea policy, which is in the final stages. Details of the review and the timing of its announcement have yet to be disclosed.
   They also discussed "issues of common concern" including security in the Indo-Pacific region, having in mind China's emergence as a global power.