White House: "South Korea-US-Japan National Security Advisors to Meet on 2nd in Maryland, USA"

Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Advisor

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] The White House announced that on the 2nd of next month (local time), a trilateral security meeting between South Korea, the United States, and Japan will be held in Maryland, USA.

The White House National Security Council (NSC) released a statement on the 30th, saying, "Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Advisor, will meet with Shigeru Kitamura, Director of Japan's National Security Secretariat, and Suh Hoon, Director of South Korea's National Security Office, at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, near Washington D.C., on the 2nd of next month."

The White House explained that following visits by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to South Korea and Japan, this trilateral meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss priorities in foreign policy, including maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, responding to COVID-19, and addressing climate change issues.

The White House stated that this meeting demonstrates the importance placed on promoting our shared prosperity in a free and open Indo-Pacific and deepening and expanding cooperation on key issues.

It is expected that during this consultation, detailed explanations regarding the U.S. approach to North Korea will be provided, and final adjustments will be made. There is speculation that after the trilateral talks, the Biden administration will announce the basic framework of its North Korea policy.

The consultation is also expected to discuss alliance cooperation measures to counter China. Given the current South Korea-Japan tensions due to Japan's strengthened territorial claims over Dokdo, there is a possibility that ways to enhance the South Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation, which the Biden administration values, will be explored.

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