SEOUL -- Defense chiefs from the U.S., Japan and South Korea affirmed Sunday that they would finalize a trilateral multi-year exercise plan by the end of the year as Pyongyang continues to seek advanced military capabilities with assistance from Russia.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took part in trilateral talks with South Korean and Japanese counterparts, Shin Won-sik and Minoru Kihara. Austin and Shin participated from the Defense Ministry in Seoul while Kihara joined online from Tokyo.
