US, South Korea, Japan vow ‘complete’ denuclearisation of North Korea
What happened
The United States, South Korea and Japan renewed their pledge to fully rid North Korea of nuclear weapons, while Pyongyang keeps rejecting disarmament.
The three also promised to enforce UN Security Council resolutions in full, including a ban on funding North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
North Korea, backed by Russia and China, has written its nuclear-armed status into law and calls its arsenal permanent and irreversible.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung proposed in September that Washington seek a freeze of the North's programme, not its immediate elimination, in exchange for sanctions relief.
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- 2026-10-31 03:28 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 03:34 UTCCNA · channelnewsasia.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 03:54 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 05:31 UTCJapan Times · japantimes.co.jp ↗
- 2026-10-31 06:43 UTCSCMP via AFP · scmp.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 07:20 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
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