Korea-U.S.-Japan security chiefs ‘Freedom of navigation in the East South China Sea, expanded participation in the Indo-Pacific Department’
At the Korea-U.S.-Japan security chiefs’ meeting, it was stated that ‘protection of freedom of navigation in the East and South China Seas’ and ‘expanded participation of Intai partner countries in strengthening the coast guards of the three countries’ and the gap with ‘proliferation of freedom’ as a ‘universal value’ was revealed.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at a press conference on the 9th, "We will deepen cooperation between the three coast guards and involve more Indo-Pacific region partners in capacity building," adding, "We will ensure peace and freedom of navigation in the Taiwan Strait through East China." “We will protect the sea and the South China Sea,” News 1 reported.
At a dinner party at the President’s official residence the day before, Aide Sullivan spoke of ‘protecting universal values’, creating a gap with President Yoon Seok-yeol’s ‘Freedom and Expansion Value Alliance’.
On the 9th, Assistant Secretary Sullivan referred to North Korea by its official name, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), to reporters, and said of the results of the meeting, "The two countries continue to safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and freedom of navigation in the East and South China Seas." ", Reuters reported.
After the meeting between Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Japanese Security Director Takeo Akiba, the three National Security Director Cho Tae-yong also exchanged opinions on Ukraine and Middle East issues, and held a press conference saying, "The two countries will maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and navigation in the East and South China Seas." “We continue to defend freedom,” Reuters reported.
Reuters reported, “National security advisers from the United States, South Korea, and Japan met in Seoul on Saturday, and North Korea warned that it would deploy more spy satellites.”
At a dinner party at President Yoon's official residence the previous day (the 8th), Aide Sullivan and Director of National Security Akiba spoke of 'universal values' as saying, "We will work together to ensure that Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation that protects universal values can contribute to peace, stability, and prosperity around the world."
Yonhap News reported <The three countries' security chiefs said, "We reaffirmed North Korea's obligation to denuclearize and prohibit military cooperation in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions related to North Korea, and decided to strengthen cooperation among the three countries to ensure thorough implementation by the international community." reported. (omitted) This was announced through a joint briefing following a three-party meeting at the Yongsan Presidential Office on this day. The heads of the security offices of the three countries also reported, "We decided to proceed without a hitch in security cooperation between Korea, the United States, and Japan, including real-time sharing of North Korean missile warning information and establishment of a multi-year trilateral training plan," Cho said. Other media reported similarly.
In addition to U.S. Ambassador to Korea Philip Goldberg and Japanese Ambassador to Korea Koichi Aiboshi, President Yoon officially invited U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel to the trilateral security chiefs' banquet at his official residence.