Seoul, Tokyo differ on trilateral talks for Pyongyang denuclearization

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Seoul, Tokyo differ on trilateral talks for Pyongyang denuclearization

SEOUL, May 7 (UPI) -- Tokyo and Seoul have conflicting stances on whether three-way talks with China this week should include the term "complete, verifiable, irreversible dismantlement" of North Korea's nuclear program.

South Korea's presidential office said Monday a special statement added to a joint statement following Wednesday's trilateral summit would not include the term, or CVID, but would uphold last month's Panmunjom Declaration.

The news comes amid Japanese media reports that Tokyo wants CVID in the trilateral statement, which say pressure on Pyongyang must continue until the complete and irreversible denuclearization of the North is realized, Yonhap reported.

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