S. Korea, US, Japan foreign ministers to meet amid signs of strain in Seoul-Washington ties
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The foreign ministers of South Korea, the US and Japan are set to meet as South Korea grows uneasy about its ties with Washington.
Seoul fears that US President Donald Trump's push for a deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could come at South Korea's expense, DW reported.
Trump has signalled he wants to resume talks with Pyongyang, and there have been suggestions of a Trump–Kim encounter in Shenzhen around the APEC summit on November 18.
North Korea has made no official response, but South Korea's National Intelligence Service told lawmakers that Kim discussed a possible meeting with Trump during talks with senior Chinese officials in Dandong.
Tensions with the North have also risen: Seoul blamed Pyongyang for a border mine that injured three South Korean soldiers, which Pyongyang denies, and the North has since fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles.
Separately, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said he discussed security challenges with North Korea's Choe Son Hui in Pyongyang, according to the Straits Times.
“Right now, there is a problem of trust between the two governments”
DW
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- 2026-10-29 08:39 UTCSky News · news.sky.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 08:35 UTCKorea Herald · koreaherald.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 09:54 UTCArab News · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 11:53 UTCThe Local Switzerland same text as Arab News · thelocal.ch ↗
- 2026-10-30 12:32 UTCEuronews · euronews.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 12:56 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 14:08 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 15:37 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
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