Through the upcoming US-Japan-Korea Summit, the parties will create an important framework mechanism in the future on trilateral security cooperation, moving towards institutionalizing this cooperation framework.
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| US President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at their meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima (Japan), May 21, 5 |
On August 13, South Korea's Deputy National Security Advisor Kim Tae-hyo said that a trilateral summit is about to take place between the President of the country, Mr. Yoon Suk Yeol, his US counterpart Joe Biden and the Japanese Prime Minister. The Fumio Kishida will lead to the establishment of an important framework for security cooperation between the three countries.
Yonhap news agency quoted Kim Tae-hyo as saying that according to the plan, President Yoon Suk Yeol will leave Korea on August 17 to fly to Camp David, near Washington, DC (USA), to attend the conference.
The parties are also conducting discussions to hold bilateral summits between the South Korean leader and the leaders of the United States and Japan.
Addressing a press conference at the Presidential Office of the Republic of Korea, Kim Tae-hyo said that through this summit, the parties will create an important future framework for trilateral security cooperation. to institutionalize this cooperation framework.
The South Korean Deputy National Security Advisor also noted that through this meeting, the leaders will discuss a common vision and basic principles in tripartite cooperation, as well as build mechanisms comprehensive and multi-layered cooperation in various fields and at all levels.
According to Kim Tae-hyo, the upcoming summit will also play the role of further consolidating trilateral security cooperation for peace and stability in the region in the face of common threats, in which the leaders of the two countries are concerned. Leaders will hold in-depth discussions on practical cooperation measures to deal with North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
In addition, the three leaders of Korea, Japan, and the United States will discuss measures to cooperate to promote prosperity and future development of the region, including ways to cooperate on modern industries and strengthen economic cooperation. strengthen partnerships to respond to economic security issues such as energy and supply chain risks.
Furthermore, Kim Tae-hyo said the upcoming summit also converges on the goals of freedom, peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region pursued by all three countries.
According to South Korea's Deputy National Security Advisor, the upcoming US-Japan-Korea summit will create a historic milestone for Camp David as a venue to witness the opening of a new chapter in the trilateral relationship. The US-Japan-Korea tripartite consultation activities will have the distinctly independent title of the Indo-Pacific cooperation agency.
According to Kim, the three leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea will have a working lunch and hold a joint press conference to announce the results of the discussions. This is the first time that the independent US-Japan-Korea trilateral summit will be held.
Before that, the leaders of the three countries also met a total of 12 times, but all were events on the sidelines of other international conferences, the first being at the Asia-Thailand Economic Cooperation Summit. Binh Duong in 1994.
(According to Vietnam)
