US, South Korea, Japan hold trilateral secretariat meeting in Washington

Yi Wonwoo Deputy Director-General for North American Affairs at South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs left Kevin Kim US Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and Okochi Akihiro Deputy Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs at Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs pose for a photo during the US–ROK–Japan Trilateral Coordinating Secretariat Managing Board meeting held in Washington DC on May 19 local time Courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Yi Won-woo, Deputy Director-General for North American Affairs at South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (left), Kevin Kim, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Okochi Akihiro, Deputy Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs at Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pose for a photo during the U.S.–ROK–Japan Trilateral Coordinating Secretariat Managing Board meeting held in Washington, D.C. on May 19 (local time). Courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

SEOUL, May 20 (AJP) - The United States, South Korea, and Japan have convened a Trilateral Coordinating Secretariat Managing Board meeting in Washington, D.C. on Monday (local time), the U.S. Department of State announced.

The Department of State said in a statement that the meeting was led by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kevin Kim, South Korean Deputy Director-General for North American Affairs Yi Won-woo, and Japanese Deputy Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Okochi Akihiro.

The Trilateral Coordinating Secretariat was officially launched in November last year to support systematic trilateral cooperation among the three countries.

Through the meeting, the board members reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to advancing trilateral cooperation and discussed progress on existing initiatives, the Department of State said. The meeting highlighted the importance of institutionalizing collaboration across economic, security, and people-to-people domains.

Participants reviewed recent developments and discussed next steps to improve coordination, enhance information sharing, and strengthen joint responses to regional and global challenges. The Managing Board also reiterated support for the Secretariat’s role in implementing trilateral outcomes and maintaining momentum on priority efforts.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com

US, South Korea, Japan hold trilateral secretariat meeting in Washington

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