TOKYO, Dec 8 (KUNA) -- The US reaffirmed Monday that "complete denuclearization" of North Korea remains the policy shared with South Korea, after a new US security strategy document showed the phrase was absent, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing Acting US Ambassador to South Korea Kevin Kim.
He made the remark following his meeting with First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo, days after the Donald Trump administration released its latest National Security Strategy (NSS), according to the report.
The document includes no mention of North Korea and contains no language reaffirming the US commitment to its denuclearization, unlike the 2017 and 2022 versions, raising concerns that North Korea issues could be pushed to the sidelines.
"President Trump and President Lee reiterated their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea in the joint fact sheet," Kim told reporters when asked about the NSS, referring to the joint summit document recently released by the allies.
The joint fact sheet lays out the commitments on trade, investment, security and other issues made during the two recent summits between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump in August and October. (end) mk.mt