US, South Korea, and Japan Deputy Foreign Ministers "Cooperate for Successful Trilateral Summit Next Month"

Strengthening Security Cooperation to Counter North Korea's Nuclear and Missile Threats

The deputy foreign ministers of South Korea, the United States, and Japan have agreed to closely cooperate to ensure the successful hosting and fruitful outcomes of the trilateral summit to be held next month in the United States.

This will be the first time that the leaders of South Korea, the United States, and Japan meet separately solely for a trilateral summit, rather than as part of a multilateral meeting. The three deputy ministers will hold the trilateral summit on the 18th of next month at Camp David, the presidential retreat near Washington, D.C.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the morning of the 24th, Jang Ho-jin, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, Wendy Sherman, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, and Takeo Mori, Administrative Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a phone call to discuss ways to strengthen trilateral cooperation. They assessed that trilateral cooperation is advancing to a new level based on the strong solidarity and close high-level exchanges among the three leaders.

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They also shared the recognition that the upcoming trilateral summit will be a crucial turning point for strengthening trilateral cooperation. The three deputy ministers strongly condemned North Korea’s repeated provocations, including recent ballistic missile launches, and agreed to continue enhancing trilateral security cooperation in response to the escalating nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. They also agreed to maintain seamless trilateral coordination to create a strategic environment that compels North Korea to return to the path of denuclearization.

They pledged to work together to ensure the international community thoroughly implements the United Nations Security Council resolutions on North Korea and to strengthen cooperation related to North Korean human rights. Additionally, they agreed to explore concrete cooperation measures through which the three countries can contribute to peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region, including ASEAN and Pacific island areas, and to enhance coordination in various fields such as economic security and development cooperation.

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