Japanese newspaper refuses to hold a joint press conference between Japan, the United States and South Korea "Japan's judgment is not wise" = South Korea coverage

A Japanese newspaper pointed out that it was unwise for the Japanese government to refuse a joint press conference with the Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the United States and South Korea.

The Asahi Shimbun, in an editorial dealing with the issue of the declaration of the end of the Korean War on the 22nd of this month, accused the director of the Korean Police Agency's visit to Takeshima as "unreasonable behavior" that does not consider Japan-South Korea relations.

At the same time, they said, "It is not wise to judge Japan that missed the opportunity to disseminate the unity of Japan, the United States and South Korea because of that (the chief of the Korean Police Agency visiting Takeshima). It only benefits North Korea."

Takeo Mori, Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Choi Jung-Gon, Deputy Secretary of State for Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Wendy Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State for U.S. Department of State, will be the 9th Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs at the State Department Building in Washington, DC on the 17th of this month (local time). A joint press conference was scheduled to be held after the talks were over, but it was not realized because Deputy Secretary of State Mori refused to attend because of the visit of the Korean Police Agency to Takeshima on the 16th of this month.

On the other hand, the Asahi Shimbun stated that the declaration of the end of the Korean War was "for nearly 70 years with the armistice agreement signed in 1953, and the procedure for ending the war has not been taken" and it is natural to search for an official way to end the war. Revealing their supportive position.

However, they said, "In order to end the war officially, it is common to move from an armistice agreement to a peace treaty, and the declaration of the end of the war before that has a strong color of an unofficial political message. Perhaps Japan, the United States and South Korea need to carefully consider and share their awareness."