Foreign Secretary South KoreaCho Tae Yul held telephone conversations with his colleagues from USA and JapanAntony Blinken and Yoko Kamikawa, in which they examined the implications of the new strategic agreement North Korea and Russiaand analyzed possible answers.

tensions on the Korean Peninsula The situation has deteriorated further since the Russian president’s visit to Pyongyang this week. Vladimir Putinduring which he signed with the North Korean leader Kim Chen Inthe aforementioned pact, which, as is known, includes a clause on mutual military assistance in the event of aggression against their territories.

In their conversation, Cho and Blinken agreed that increased cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang “poses a significant threat to the security of both South Korea and the United States” and “seriously undermines peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and the region”Details are reported by the South Korean Foreign Ministry.

The South Korean minister asked the US Secretary of State for their countries to work closely together and take the lead in providing a response from the international community, and explained to Blinken the countermeasures Seoul had already taken, which These include new sanctions on Pyongyang and export controls on Moscow.

Blinken, for his part, responded that Seoul said it would “consider different ways to respond” to the threat posed by these events.

The foreign ministers also agreed to strengthen extended deterrence and trilateral cooperation with Japan to address risks posed by North Korean weapons programs.

The conversation took place from New York, where Cho is traveling to a session of the United Nations (UN).