South Korea, U.S., Japan Foreign Ministers Meet After 9 Months... Discuss Trilateral Security Cooperation

The foreign ministers of South Korea, the United States, and Japan are scheduled to meet for the first time this year to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula and strategies for economic and security cooperation. This marks the first trilateral foreign ministers' meeting in about nine months since the previous gathering held during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Gyeongju in October last year.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs building. The Asia Business Daily

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 7, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, who is currently visiting Türkiye to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, is set to hold a trilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Ankara later in the day (local time).

At this South Korea-U.S.-Japan foreign ministers' meeting, the three countries are expected to discuss ways to strengthen trilateral cooperation, including the situation on the Korean Peninsula, regional and global issues, and collaboration on economic security and supply chains. In a regular briefing on the same day, Lee Moon-bae, Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said, "We expect more detailed discussions on trilateral cooperation projects to take place during this foreign ministers' meeting."

With the U.S.-Iran war entering a phase of ceasefire, the agenda is also expected to include freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and reconstruction in the Middle East. Attention is also focused on how the joint statement will address the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the issue of North Korea's denuclearization.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.