The agreement came at a meeting held among the three officials in New York ahead of a summit between U. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the United States on Thursday. Over the Taiwan Strait, the three officials reaffirmed opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo while expressing support for Taiwan's appropriate participation in international organizations. Motegi, Rubio and Cho urged North Korea to immediately resolve the issue of its abductions of foreign nationals and reconfirmed stronger cooperation for the denuclearization of the country. Later on Monday, Motegi and Rubio held a bilateral meeting, exchanging views on issues related to China and on the International Criminal Court.