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South Korea, US, Japan plan to conduct more trilateral exercises

TH (According to Tin Tuc newspaper) • September 10, 2024 21:30

On September 10, senior defense officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to security cooperation among the countries and agreed to hold more trilateral exercises with many components in the near future.

Chú thích ảnh — US Super Hornet fighter jets participate in a joint South Korea-US-Japan exercise in waters south of Jeju Island, South Korea on June 28, 2024.

The agreement was made at the 15th Defense Trilateral Talks (DTT) held in Seoul, attended by South Korean Deputy Defense Minister for Policy Cho Chang Rae, US Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Cara Abercrombie and Director General of the Defense Policy Bureau, Japanese Ministry of Defense Taro Yamato.

According to the joint statement, the three countries reaffirmed their long-term commitment to enhancing trilateral cooperation, aiming to contribute to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as in the world.

Officials also agreed to move forward with the second phase of the Freedom Edge exercise, agreed upon by US President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the August 2023 summit at Camp David, US.

South Korea, the United States and Japan conducted their first trilateral exercise in late June, mobilizing multiple warships and aircraft from the three countries, including the US Navy's aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, South Korea's destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong and Japan's helicopter destroyer JS Ise.

TH (According to Tin Tuc newspaper)