U.S., Japan, S. Korea To Hold Trilateral Security Summit

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii this Wednesday and Thursday, the White House says in a statement.

• "National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, National Security Secretariat Secretary General Akiba Takeo of Japan, and Director of the National Security Office of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Kim Sung-han will meet at the Headquarters of the United States Indo-Pacific Command in Honolulu, Hawaii on September 1, 2022. The officials will meet bilaterally on August 31. After the trilateral meeting, Mr. Sullivan will visit the United States Indo-Pacific Command to discuss our alliances in defense of the free and open Indo-Pacific."
• The three nations have tightened their security cooperation amid regional geopolitical challenges posed by more assertive posturing by North Korea and China. Earlier this month, the U.S., Japan and South Korea held their first joint military drills since 2017, when diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Seoul turned sour over unresolved historical disputes.