The US State Department has announced that the top diplomats of Japan, the United States and South Korea will hold talks in Hawaii to discuss threats from North Korea.

Officials said on Friday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 12.

It said the three will meet to deepen trilateral cooperation in addressing threats from Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs and confronting global challenges.

North Korea test-fired missiles seven times last month.

A Hwasong-12 type intermediate-range ballistic missile launched on January 30 has an estimated range of up to 5,000 kilometers. That's enough to reach the US territory of Guam, where a US military base is located.

Washington has condemned the tests as violations of UN Security Council resolutions. It is calling on Pyongyang to resume bilateral dialogue toward denuclearization, but North Korea has not agreed.

On Friday, the US State Department also said Blinken will attend a foreign ministerial meeting of the Quad alliance during his visit to Australia from February 9 to 12. The Quad partnership includes Japan, the US, Australia and India.