Biden reproaches North Korea for its "provocative" actions after meeting with Kishida and Yoon

MADRID, 13 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has criticized North Korea this Sunday for its "provocative" actions, referring to the numerous tests with ballistic missiles launched into the Sea of ​​​​Japan, and has highlighted the importance of the alliance that maintains Washington with South Korea and Japan to confront Pyongyang.

"Japan and the Republic of Korea are critically important allies for the United States," Biden said after meeting in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a three-way date.

For Biden, when North Korea continues with "provocative" behavior, "this partnership is more important than ever," he stressed, according to the US press.

Yoon, for his part, pointed out that recent events related to North Korea "make the highest level of trilateral cooperation necessary" and recalled that Pyongyang has launched fifty missiles since May and has increased its activities in October.

"North Korea continues its provocations at a time when South Koreans are sadly mourning," he lamented, referring to the more than 150 dead during a Halloween party in Seoul. Both Biden and Kishida have conveyed their condolences to Yoon over the incident.

Kishida, meanwhile, has warned that "there will be more" news from North Korea and that is why it is "extremely appropriate" to hold this trilateral meeting.

Biden has also referred to the issues discussed at the meeting, such as the "stability of the supply chain" and "how to preserve peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait" in veiled reference to the importance of microchips manufactured in the territory.

In addition, the three leaders have discussed "how we can expand our coordinated support to Ukraine" and how to work towards a "common goal such as a free and open Indo-Pacific". "Our countries are more aligned than ever," Biden stressed.

The trilateral meeting was held on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit that is taking place these days in the Asian capital.