北朝鮮の弾道弾発射を非難　日米韓、抑止力強化で一致

　【ワシントン時事】日米韓３カ国は１９日、北朝鮮問題に関する実務者協議をワシントンで開催した。日米は同日の北朝鮮による短距離弾道ミサイル発射を「国連安全保障理事会の決議に違反する」と非難。日米韓は北朝鮮の核放棄に向けた外交努力を継続しつつ、安保理決議を着実に履行し、地域の抑止力を強化していく方針を確認した。（2021/10/20-06:29）

Japan and the United States on Tuesday criticized North Korea's firing of a short-range ballistic missile the same day, saying that the act violates U.N. Security Council resolutions.
   The criticism came at a three-way working-level meeting on North Korean issues in Washington among Takehiro Funakoshi, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea, and Noh Kyu-duk, Seoul's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs.
   The three agreed to continue diplomatic efforts to encourage the reclusive nation to give up nuclear weapons, while steadily implementing the U.N. resolutions and beefing up deterrence in the region.
   Funakoshi and Noh indicated that they will support possible dialogue between the United States and North Korea.
   Funakoshi asked for cooperation over the issue of North Korea's past abductions of Japanese nationals and received the backing of Kim and Noh on the matter.