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Joint Press Statement on United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Security Cooperation

April 23, 2025

On April 22 and 23, the U.S. Department of Defense, Japanese Ministry of Defense, and Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense (ROK MND) conducted a tabletop exercise and Defense Trilateral Talks Working Group meeting at ROK MND in Seoul. The three sides pledged to continue to maintain the momentum of trilateral security cooperation.

Three people shake hands in front of flags.
Three people shake hands in front of flags.
Trilateral Meeting
From left to right: Performing the Duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Andrew Winternitz, Deputy Director General of the International Policy Bureau at the ROK Ministry of National Defense Woo Kyoung Suk, and Director of the Japan-U.S. Defense Cooperation Division at the Japanese Ministry of Defense Osamu Ashizuka shake hands before meeting to discuss opportunities to deepen trilateral security cooperation.
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