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Officials from Japan, South Korea, and the United States will meet next week to discuss their shared commitments and increase trilateral security cooperation.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will meet with Japanese Vice Minister Takeo Mori and Korean First Vice Minister Cho Hyun-dong on Feb. 13 in Washington, according to an announcement made by the State Department on Feb. 10.
The three will discuss plans to enhance trilateral security cooperation throughout the Indo-Pacific and the world more broadly.
A State Department official confirmed during a press briefing that the meeting would focus on “trilateral security cooperation” between the three powers to ensure the continued peace and stability of the region.
The leaders will explore concrete ways to jointly expand their partnership to deliver on their shared commitment to ensuring a “free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” the State Department said.
