Washington, September 28 (IANS). The US reiterated its call for a joint effort to pressure North Korea, China and Iran to stop supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need to bring ‘just and lasting’ peace to the war-torn country.
Yonhap news agency reported that he was in New York to participate in the ‘high-level week’ of the UN General Assembly.
“At the Security Council on Tuesday, a majority of countries condemned Russia’s brutal war and called for a just and lasting peace based on the UN Charter,” the US Secretary of State said at a press conference.
“What is important is to put pressure on Iran, North Korea and permanent council member China to stop providing Russia with weapons, artillery, machinery and other aid that Putin can use to attack Ukrainian homes, energy grids and ports,” Blinken said. Are to destroy.”
Blinken pointed out that international support for Ukraine is not just rhetoric, but ‘real’. This week, dozens of countries came together to help rebuild war-ravaged Ukraine, he said, while the Group of Seven countries and others made additional commitments to strengthen Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. .
Blinken on Monday referred to his trilateral talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa. The meeting focused on joint efforts to ‘institutionalize’ three-way cooperation.
The US Secretary of State said, “With our counterparts in Japan and South Korea, we took steps to institutionalize our trilateral cooperation. Reaffirmed our shared commitment to creating a trilateral secretariat to advance this work.”
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