📋 Tender Overview
On September 6, commencing at 1:00 p.m. for approximately three hours, the 3rd Japan- U.S.-ROK Trilateral Diplomacy Working Group for Foreign Ministry Cooperation on North Korea’s Cyber Threats was held in Seoul.
This working group was co-chaired by Mr. KUMAGAI Naoki, Ambassador in charge of Cyber Policy and Deputy Director-General of Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Seth Bailey, Deputy Special Representative for the DPRK, Department of State of the United States of America, and Mr. Lee Jun-il, Director-General for the Korean Peninsula Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea.
At this working group, the three countries reiterated their concern regarding North Korea’s illicit cyber activities that fund its unlawful weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs. The three countries shared information about each country’s ongoing efforts to counter North Korea’s cyber threats, including its cryptocurrency theft and IT workers, and discussed their future cooperation.
Today’s discussion focused on diplomatic efforts as a part of the whole-of-government effort of the three countries to advance cooperation to address North Korea’s cyber activities.
The three countries reaffirmed that they will continue to work closely together toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions including in the cyber area.
