South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump agreed to expand the deployment of US strategic assets to South Korea and surrounding areas.
During their summit on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, they underscored the need to maintain deterrence against North Korea. To this end, they agreed to boost their joint defense capabilities. The two leaders strongly condemned North Korea's latest threats.
President Trump, meanwhile, announced new unilateral sanctions against the Korean Peninsula to boost his country's ability to crack down on individuals and firms suspected of doing businesses with the North. Immediately following the bilateral summit, Moon and Trump were joined by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a three-way summit over lunch.
The three leaders saw on the need for strong countermeasures against North Korea and promised to corner the regime with the strongest possible sanctions and pressure.
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa told a press briefing that the three leaders noted North Korea's nuclear and missile development posed a grave threat to peace in Northeast Asia and the world.
Meanwhile in North Korea, leader Kim Jong-Un vowed to take the "highest-level" countermeasures following US President Donald Trump's threat to "totally destroy" the Korean Peninsula. According to the KCNA, Kim denounced Trump for making "eccentric words" at the UN General Assembly and according to the top diplomat, the North plans to launch the most powerful hydrogen bomb test across the Pacific in its possible "highest-level" actions against the United States.
Tensions have risen amid North Korea's continued threats following their sixth nuclear test on September 3rd.
Source: Arirang News
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