U.S. President Joe Biden holds a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during the trilateral summit at Camp David near Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., August 18, 2023.
MILITARY COOPERATIONThe three countries will agree to "significant steps" to enhance security cooperation among them, including a commitment to consult each other in times of crisis, they said in a joint statement.
NORTH KOREA THREATSThe three leaders spoke forcefully in remarks to reporters about the nuclear and other threats of North Korea, and said they would cooperate to counter them.
The three will also counter "potential arms transfer in support of Russia's brutal war against Ukraine" by North Korea, Biden said.
Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt at Camp David and Hyonhee Shin in Seoul; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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