Spy chief visits Tokyo to report on NK visit

时间:2024-09-22 04:33:06 来源:American news
South Korea's spy chief Suh hoon,<strong></strong> left, talks with National Security Council head Chung Eui-yong before a meeting with ministers of foreign and defense affairs at Cheong Wa Dae last week. Yonhap
South Korea's spy chief Suh hoon, left, talks with National Security Council head Chung Eui-yong before a meeting with ministers of foreign and defense affairs at Cheong Wa Dae last week. Yonhap

By Kim Yoo-chul

South Korea's spy chief Suh Hoon has arrived in Tokyo to brief Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on key updates of last week's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday.

"National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Suh Hoon will meet Abe on Sept. 10 in Tokyo. Suh will brief Abe about the latest findings of last week's meeting with Kim by South Korea's special delegation," the presidential office said.

"Sending NIS Director Suh is part of President Moon Jae-in's envoy diplomacy to win backing for his engagement policy toward North Korea from major stakeholders in North Korean issues."

It is unknown whether Suh will deliver any messages from Kim to Abe. More details about the Suh-Abe meeting will be released afterward.

The trip to Tokyo came after President Moon's chief security adviser Chung Eui-yong went to China last Saturday to meet Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, to report on the delegation's meeting with Kim.

Suh was a key member of the delegation during last week's visit to Pyongyang.

China hailed South Korea's efforts to advance talks on the North's denuclearization.

The South Korean envoys traveled to Pyongyang to help resolve the nuclear stalemate and pave the way for the Sept. 18-20 summit in the North Korean capital.


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