The leaders of South Korea, Japan and the US issued a joint statement on the anniversary of the trilateral summit at Camp David, reaffirming their commitment to face regional challenges jointly, the office of the presidency in Seoul underlines.

The principles established at last year’s summit are the road map for cooperation between the three countries, as stated by the office of South Korean President Yun Seok-gil. 

During the trilateral meeting at Camp David, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yun Seok-gil agreed to deepen their military and economic cooperation and adopt a common stance against China’s growing power and North Korea’s threats.

South Korean media have reported that the three countries’ leaders plan to meet again this year but have not set a date, especially after Japanese Prime Minister Kishida announced he would not run for leadership of the ruling party next month, meaning he would also quit the prime ministership.

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