By Chang Dong-woo

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea during trilateral talks, the U.S. State Department said.

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on the sidelines of a Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Atlanta, according to a State Department readout.

"The Secretary and Foreign Ministers reaffirmed their resolute commitment to the complete denuclearization" of North Korea and the full implementation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, the department said.

This photo from the X account of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shows South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on the sidelines of a Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 30, 2026. (

This photo from the X account of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio shows South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on the sidelines of a Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 30, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)


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Source: Yonhap News · Chang Dong-woo

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