US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken held bilateral meetings with the Foreign Minister of Japan, South Korea and Canada on the fields of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit (APEC), discussing key issues of the international agenda.
According to the US State Department, Blinken held separate meetings with Japani Takesi Foreign Minister, South Korean colleague Cho Tae Julia and the head of the Canadian Foreign Ministry of Melanie Zholi.
At negotiations with Japanese and South Korean diplomats, security issues in the Indo-Tikhoocaan region, including a threat emanating from the rapprochement of Russia and North Korea, were discussed. The parties condemned the launch of North Korea of the intercontinental ballistic missile to the Japanese Sea on October 31 and considered reports of the possible sending by Pyongyang the military to Russia.
Diplomats confirmed the readiness to strengthen the tripartite alliance between the United States, Japan and South Korea, as well as strengthen cooperation within the G7, QUAD Bloc and other international platforms.
– Discussion with the Minister of Canada
During a separate meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Melanie Zholi, bilateral relations, security problems in the Arctic, a crisis in the Middle East and the situation in Haiti.