The top diplomats from Japan, South Korea and the United States on Saturday held their first meeting following U.S. President Donald Trump's election, reaffirming "the unshakable trilateral partnership¡± and pledging to boost security and economic cooperation amid concerns over the three-way relationship's durability.
Meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in the German city, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ¡°pledged to take decisive actions to counter threats, enhance economic resilience and advance shared interests,¡± they said in a joint statement.
¡°The secretary and foreign ministers underscored the necessity of enhancing the strength of the alliances to ensure peace and prosperity, including through robust security cooperation among the three countries,¡± they added, specifically noting continued trilateral military exercises.
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