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The United States, South Korea, and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea on October 31, 2026, during talks held on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Atlanta. The three countries pledged full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions aimed at curbing North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. Meanwhile, speculation is growing about a potential meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an upcoming APEC summit in China.

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As of October 31, 2026, the United States, South Korea, and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the "complete denuclearisation" of North Korea during talks on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Atlanta. This came after discussions among US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, and Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi on October 30. The trio also pledged to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions aimed at curbing North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Despite ongoing speculation about a potential meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the upcoming APEC summit in China, Pyongyang continues to reject disarmament efforts and has enshrined its status as a nuclear-armed state in law.

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U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at next month’s APEC summit in China, with Mr. Trump making repeated overtures to Pyongyang for nuclear talks.

right Highlights U.S. diplomatic efforts towards North Korea.
Open to meeting Mr. Trump has made repeated overtures to Pyongyang for nuclear talks, while scaling back joint military drills with ally South Korea.

right Emphasizes the diplomatic approach of the U.S. government towards North Korea.

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi “reaffirmed their resolute commitment to the complete denuclearisation” of North Korea during talks on Friday (October 30) on the sidelines of a Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Atlanta in the U.S. state of Georgia, the U.S. State Department said.

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U.S., South Korea, Japan vow ‘complete’ North Korea’s denuclearisation · mixed framing

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The United States, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to the “complete denuclearisation” of North Korea on Saturday (October 31, 2026), as Pyongyang continues to reject disarmament ahead of possible talks with Washington. asserted

Pyongyang → reaffirm → Washington

Speculation is mounting over a potential meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at next month’s APEC summit in China, with Mr. Trump making repeated overtures to Pyongyang for nuclear talks. asserted

Trump → mount → talks

Department → reaffirm → Georgia

They also pledged “full implementation” of UN Security Council resolutions, including a ban on supporting revenue for North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. asserted

They → pledge → programmes

Despite long-running UN sanctions, North Korea, which is backed by Russia and China, has enshrined its status as a nuclear-armed state in law, with its regime repeatedly declaring its atomic arsenal permanent and irreversible. asserted

arsenal → run → law

Open to meeting Mr. Trump has made repeated overtures to Pyongyang for nuclear talks, while scaling back joint military drills with ally South Korea. asserted

Trump → meet → Korea

The mercurial U.S. leader even bucked long-held U.S. policy last year by conceding that North Korea was already “sort of a nuclear power”, while reaching out to Pyongyang for talks, saying he was “100%” open to a meeting — a suggestion that went unanswered. asserted

that → buck → meeting

Analysts and South Korea’s spy agency say Mr. Kim may have conveyed Pyongyang’s position on potential talks with Mr. Trump to Beijing during a recent visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong. uncertain

Kim → say → Dandong

South Korea’s dovish President Lee Jae Myung — who has repeatedly offered Pyongyang talks without preconditions — suggested in September that Washington seek a freeze, rather than the immediate elimination, of the North’s nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. uncertain

Washington → offer → relief

Critics have said such an approach risks tacitly accepting North Korea as a nuclear-armed state while allowing Pyongyang to win sanctions relief without giving up its arsenal. asserted

Pyongyang → say → arsenal

Analysts say China may also be moving towards tacit acceptance, pointing to the omission of North Korean denuclearisation from statements after Mr. Kim and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in June. uncertain

Kim → say → June

Pyongyang denounced a joint statement on Saturday (October 31) by a group of nations monitoring sanctions implementations against it, vowing that “the stereotyped sanctions racket of the U.S. and the West can neither influence the position of the DPRK [North Korea] as a nuclear weapons state”. asserted

racket → denounce → state