Yoon: "To Strengthen ROK-US-Japan Cooperation, We Must Firmly Establish Institutional Foundations and Commitment to Collaboration"

President Yoon Suk-yeol emphasized on the 18th (local time) that "to further strengthen the trilateral cooperation among South Korea, the United States, and Japan, it is necessary to firmly establish an institutional foundation for this purpose," and added, "Furthermore, we must firmly solidify the cooperative will among the three countries to address challenges that threaten regional security."

In his opening remarks at the South Korea-U.S.-Japan summit held at Camp David near Washington D.C. that morning, President Yoon stated, "I am honored to open a new chapter of trilateral cooperation at Camp David, a place of great symbolic significance in modern diplomatic history."

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President Yoon also expressed his pleasure in meeting U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida again just over a month after the NATO summit in July, saying, "I am very pleased to see both of you again after about a month since the NATO summit last July," and reiterated, "I consider it meaningful to open a new chapter of trilateral cooperation at Camp David, which holds symbolic importance in modern diplomatic history."

Quoting former President Franklin Roosevelt's famous saying, "Freedom is not given; it is won," President Yoon stressed, "Our three countries must unite firmly so that each of our freedoms is neither threatened nor infringed upon."

He particularly noted, "This is a promise and responsibility for future generations," and defined the significance of this South Korea-U.S.-Japan summit by stating, "Today will be recorded as a historic day that solidifies the institutional foundation and the will to advance trilateral cooperation."

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