This photo, provided by Seoul's foreign ministry, shows South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (C), U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of South Korea Foreign Ministry
SEOUL, July 8 (UPI) -- The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and agreed to strengthen cooperation against North Korea's illicit cyber activities, which help finance Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
The commitments came during a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to discuss North Korea, regional security and economic cooperation, according to Seoul.
"The three ministers agreed to continue efforts to preserve peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula through dialogue and diplomacy while adhering to the principle of denuclearization," the ministry said.
The ministers also "agreed to maintain close coordination on North Korea policy, including responses to the North's illegal cyber activities."
