WASHINGTON -- The U.S., Japan and South Korea will create a permanent secretariat to enhance engagement and align policies, as the trilateral grouping emerges as a key bulwark to maintain peace and security across the Indo-Pacific.
Indo-Pacific
U.S., Japan, South Korea to form permanent secretariat to align policies
Vice ministers also call on North Korea to engage in dialogue without preconditions
From left, Japan’s Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong Kyun meet at Campbell’s personal estate in Rappahannock, Virginia, on May 31. (Pool photo)
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