On the occasion of the APEC summit, a meeting was held in Peru and a joint statement was adopted.
President Yoon Seok-yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba decided on the 15th (local time) to establish a ‘Korea-U.S.-Japan Cooperation Secretariat’ to coordinate and implement the common will of the three countries.
In addition, the leaders of Korea, the United States, and Japan pledged to respond resolutely to all attempts to violate or circumvent UN Security Council resolutions related to North Korea and to undermine the international non-proliferation system.
The leaders of Korea, the United States, and Japan held a separate meeting in Peru, where the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was held, and adopted the ‘Korea, U.S.-Japan Summit Joint Statement’ with these contents in mind.
The three leaders said in a statement, “Over the past 15 months, we have been building a sustainable trilateral partnership.”
He emphasized that the new secretariat will ensure greater alignment of our goals and actions to make the Indo-Pacific a prosperous, connected, resilient, stable and secure region.
The leaders of the Republic of Korea, the United States, and Japan also successfully conducted Freedom Edge, the first multi-domain exercise between the three countries, twice, and signed the ‘Korea-U.S.-Japan Security Cooperation Framework Cooperation Memorandum’ to institutionalize trilateral cooperation between defense authorities. The expansion of cooperation was welcomed.
President Biden said in a statement, “We reemphasize that the United States’ defense commitments to South Korea and Japan are ironclad, and we reaffirm the United States’ will to strengthen extended deterrence cooperation through the ROK-US alliance and the US-Japan alliance.”
The leaders of Korea, the United States, and Japan criticized North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions, while also strongly condemning the war in Ukraine, defining it as Russia’s unilateral war of aggression.
In addition, we are concerned that the deepening of Russia-North Korea military cooperation, including the transfer of weapons and ballistic missiles, is particularly serious considering Russia’s status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and added, “We believe that Ukraine is exercising its right to self-defense, which is a state’s inherent right stipulated in Article 51 of the UN Charter. “We are maintaining a firm stance in supporting what is being done,” he emphasized.
The leaders of Korea, the United States, and Japan also agreed to expand trilateral efforts to counter North Korea’s malicious cyber programs and illegal revenue generation, including cooperation in capacity building in the Indo-Pacific region to more effectively protect against North Korea’s illegal activities.
Prime Minister Ishiba and President Biden made clear their support for President Yoon’s vision for a Korean Peninsula of freedom, peace, and prosperity, and reaffirmed their support for a free, peaceful, and unified Korean Peninsula.
The leaders of Korea, the United States, and Japan reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. He strongly opposed any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific waters and called for a peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues.
Korea, the United States, and Japan agreed to deepen the economic partnership between the three countries as well as close cooperation in the field of economic security, and Japan and the United States will work closely with Korea to accelerate key Mineral Security Partnership (MSP) projects. revealed.
■ Joint statement of the Korea-U.S.-Japan summit (unofficial translation)
We, the leaders of the Republic of Korea, the United States, and Japan, gathered in the spirit of Camp David to celebrate the remarkable progress our three countries have made since the 2023 Trilateral Summit. Korea, the United States, and Japan are united in our commitment to advancing human rights, democracy, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. We seek to align our collective efforts to ensure the continued success of our people, region and world. We remain steadfast in our support for a free and open rules-based international order. Our joint actions will continue to strengthen regional and global peace and stability well into the future.
Over the past 15 months, we have been building a sustainable trilateral partnership. Today, we announce the establishment of the Korea-U.S.-Japan Secretariat to coordinate and implement our common will. The new Secretariat will ensure that our work together further aligns our goals and actions to make the Indo-Pacific a prosperous, connected, resilient, stable, and secure region.
We have successfully conducted two rounds of ‘Freedom Edge’, the first multi-domain exercise between the three countries, and signed the ‘Korea-U.S.-Japan Security Cooperation Framework Memorandum of Cooperation’ to institutionalize trilateral cooperation among the defense authorities. We welcome the expansion of security cooperation. Cooperation in the field of defense between our three countries is expanding to annual Joint Chiefs of Staff meetings and ministerial meetings, building on existing high-level policy consultations, information sharing, trilateral training, and defense exchanges. South Korea, the United States, and Japan are promoting interoperability among the three countries by sharing real-time information on North Korea’s ballistic missile launches and strengthening ballistic missile defense capabilities. We are promoting the exchange of junior officers to strengthen interoperability and human solidarity between the three militaries. President Biden reemphasizes that the United States’ defense commitments to the Republic of Korea and Japan are ironclad, and reaffirms the United States’ will to strengthen extended deterrence cooperation through the ROK-US alliance and the US-Japan alliance. These measures underscore our commitment to joint trilateral consultation on regional challenges, provocations and threats that affect our common interests and security.
We strongly condemn North Korea and Russia’s violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions, especially given North Korea’s decision to send troops to Russia to participate in the Ukraine War. Korea, the United States, and Japan strongly condemn the decision by the leaders of North Korea and Russia to dangerously escalate Russia’s unilateral war of aggression against Ukraine. Deepening Russia-North Korea military cooperation, including the transfer of weapons and ballistic missiles, is especially serious given Russia’s status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council. We remain resolute in supporting Ukraine’s exercise of its right to self-defense, which is a state’s inherent right enshrined in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
We reaffirm our commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions. We commit to respond resolutely to violations and circumvention of UN Security Council resolutions related to North Korea and to all attempts to undermine the international non-proliferation regime. Korea, the United States, and Japan support the activities of the newly launched Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team to monitor and report comprehensive and effective sanctions implementation related to the UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea. We express serious concerns about North Korea’s illicit revenue-generating methods, including arms trafficking, malicious cyber activity, and sending workers overseas to finance its illicit weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs. We commit to expand trilateral efforts to counter North Korea’s malicious cyber programs and illicit revenue generation, including cooperation on capacity building in the Indo-Pacific region to more effectively protect against North Korea’s illicit activities. We continue to urge our three countries to adhere to shared international norms and responsible behavior in the cyber domain to protect critical public infrastructure at risk from destructive and destabilizing cyber activities. Prime Minister Ishiba and President Biden make clear their support for President Yoon’s vision for a Korean Peninsula of freedom, peace, and prosperity, and reaffirm their support for a free, peaceful, and unified Korean Peninsula. With a clear awareness of the inseparable relationship between North Korean human rights issues and international peace and security, we promote the promotion of human rights in North Korea and call for an immediate resolution of the issues of abductees, detainees, and non-repatriated South Korean prisoners of war.
We reaffirm the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. We reaffirm our unwavering support for ASEAN centrality and solidarity and ASEAN-led regional architecture. We are committed to working closely with ASEAN to support the strong implementation and mainstreaming of the ASEAN Perspective on the Indo-Pacific. We express our concerns about illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and take this opportunity to acknowledge that the new Trilateral Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Cooperation Framework will strengthen cooperation on common regional challenges and address the maritime domain. We announce that we will protect rule-based access.
We strongly oppose any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific waters and recognize the importance of opposing illegal maritime claims in the South China Sea. We have Coast Guard and naval forces in the South China Sea.
We firmly oppose the dangerous use of militia vessels and coercive actions. We express our support for a global maritime order, including freedom of navigation and overflight, based on international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. We recognize that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are essential to the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region. Our basic position on Taiwan remains unchanged, and we call for a peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues.
Korea, the United States, and Japan will deepen the economic partnership between the three countries, including continuing close cooperation in the field of economic security. The United States and Japan look forward to Korea’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 2025 and welcome Korea’s appointment as chair of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP). Japan and the United States will work closely with Korea to accelerate MSP projects. We confirm that MSP is an important consultative body for developing a more diverse and sustainable critical minerals supply chain. We welcome the progress made by the Partnership for Strengthening Resilient and Inclusive Supply Chains (RISE). We appreciate that the Korea-U.S.-Japan Economic and Security Dialogue is deepening cooperation among the three countries on economic and security issues, and welcome that the three countries have been holding regular and active consultations to exchange early warning information on supply chain disruptions. We appreciate this successful first meeting between the three finance ministers and look forward to the next meeting. We commit to continue working together to achieve orderly and well-functioning financial markets, along with sustainable economic growth and financial stability. We evaluate the successful launch of the first Trilateral Commerce and Industry Ministers’ Meeting and look forward to the next meeting. We reaffirm our long-standing commitment to strengthening women’s economic capabilities through the 2024 Korea-U.S.-Japan Women’s Economic Empowerment Conference, which will soon be held in Washington. We evaluate women leaders who seek to address barriers to entry and advancement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. In addition, we provide access to essential supplies from member countries in the event of an emergency within the Crisis Response Network (CRN), which was established under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) supply chain agreement and is chaired by Korea and vice-chair by Japan. We will strengthen cooperation to ensure this.
We agree on the need for trilateral cooperation on technology security, standards, and trusted ecosystems, and commit to creating a trilateral framework to further advance cooperation in our next generation of key emerging technologies. We commend the successful launch of a trilateral technology leader training program to train and interact with policymakers focusing on the fields of semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, digital economy, biotechnology, cybersecurity, energy and space. . Additionally, Korea, the United States, and Japan are collaborating to accelerate the establishment of a trustworthy AI ecosystem among the three countries. We are strengthening commercial cooperation on AI chips, along with promoting core technology protection and strengthening our engagement on AI safety. Through the “Bio-5” alliance, we are working together to build a resilient pharmaceutical ingredient supply chain. As a founding member of the Quantum Development Group, we look forward to further strengthening our collaboration on the Quantum ecosystem supply chain and trustworthy investments. We are proud to announce the launch of IBM’s new Quantum Workforce Program, which will enable 40,000 students to be trained over the next 10 years in partnership with universities in Korea, the United States, and Japan. We also welcome cooperation between the three countries’ national laboratories and emphasize the importance of the successful launch of an innovative technology protection network, which is essential to combat illicit technology transfer.
Korea, the United States, and Japan are expanding development and humanitarian assistance cooperation around the world through high-level policy dialogue held every other year. Together, Korea, the United States, and Japan have expanded their development support to the Philippines and Ukraine. We seek to further enhance cooperation in key areas across the Philippines, including port modernization, energy infrastructure, agribusiness and large-scale transportation projects. We support the three countries’ digital infrastructure and communications projects in Southeast Asia, including by expanding digital infrastructure using Open RAN access in the region.
People-to-people exchanges between Korea, the United States, and Japan are rapidly expanding, and we are discussing ways to maintain and develop this momentum. We appreciate the success of this year’s first ‘Korea-US-Japan Global Leadership Youth Summit’ and the ‘2025 Youth Summit’ to be held in Japan, the next annual gathering of youth representatives focused on addressing common challenges on security, economy and environment. I hope this will happen. Furthermore, we support the newly launched ‘Youth Korea-US-Japan Leaders Program’ to promote dialogue between the three countries and concrete actions by young people on global challenges.
Our cooperation has been elevated to a new level across all sectors of our three governments, and we have created a brighter, safer, and more prosperous future for our people. We are proud of the partnership we have built and believe that the Korea-U.S.-Japan relationship will serve as a balancing mechanism for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region for years to come.
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