The leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States issued a joint statement marking the anniversary of their summit at Camp David and reaffirmed a pledge to jointly tackle regional challenges, South Korea’s presidential office said.
The principles on trilateral cooperation established at the summit last year continued to serve as a roadmap for the three countries’ cooperation, the statement issued by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s office yesterday said.
“We stand by our commitment to consult on regional challenges, provocations and threats affecting our collective interests and security,” it said.
US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Yoon met yesterday and agreed to deepen military and economic cooperation and take a united stand against China’s growing power and security threats from North Korea.
Sources said the leaders planned to meet again this year but it was not yet clear when, especially since Kishida has announced he would be stepping down. — Reuters
