Press Statement Philip T. Reeker, Deputy Spokesman Washington, DC April 1, 2002
Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group to Meet April 9, 2002The Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group (TCOG) will meet in Tokyo, Japan, April 9. Delegations representing the the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea -- led respectively by James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Hitoshi Tanaka, Director General, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Lee Tae-shik, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade -- will discuss a range of issues in our ongoing coordination of policy toward the DPRK.
The April 9 trilateral meeting is part of a continuing process of close and cooperative consultations among the three countries, formalized in Hawaii in April, 1999, as the Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group.
Released on April 1, 2002
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