安保協力強化で一致　北朝鮮ミサイル発射非難―日米韓次官

　【ソウル時事】日米韓の次官協議が８日、ソウルで開かれた。共同声明によると、北朝鮮の相次ぐ弾道ミサイル発射を「強く非難」し、核ミサイルの脅威に対して３カ国の安全保障協力を強化することで一致。また、日本人拉致問題を解決することの重要性を指摘した。米国は、「核の傘」を含む拡大抑止による「日韓の防衛への強固なコミットメント（関与）」を改めて確認した。（2022/06/08-17:41）

Senior foreign affairs officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Wednesday to strengthen their nations' security and other cooperation over North Korea.
   The officials issued a joint statement after their meeting in Seoul, strongly condemning the recent series of North Korean ballistic missile launches.
   The three countries held face-to-face vice-ministerial-level talks for the first time since November last year, before South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol took office last month.
   The November meeting was held after South Korea's police chief landed on Sea of Japan islands effectively controlled by Seoul and claimed by Tokyo, and the three governments were unable to hold a joint press conference at the time.
   The day's meeting was attended by Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun.