美국무부 "한미일 3자•양자 간 강력•긴밀관계 대단히 중요"<br /><br />The U.S. State Department says there need to be close ties between the United States, South Korea and Japan to solve shared regional challenges... like those posed by North Korea.<br />A spokesperson for the department was responding to a written inquiry by Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency asking about the escalating feud between South Korea and Japan.<br />That was exacerbated this week by Tokyo's restriction of high-tech exports to South Korea in response to Korean court rulings ordering Japanese firms to compensate the Koreans they forced to work for them during Japanese colonial rule.<br />Despite the tensions,.... the State Department said the three countries are united in pressuring North Korea to denuclearize.<br />It said the U.S. is always pursuing ways to strengthen the three countries' relations both publicly and behind the scenes. <br />
