Top security officials of S. Korea, Japan reaffirm trilateral cooperation with US

National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik speaks during the seventh hearing of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Feb. 11, in this photo provided by the court. Yonhap

The top security officials of South Korea and Japan held video talks on Wednesday and reaffirmed their commitment to trilateral cooperation with the United States, officials said.

National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik held his first talks with his Japanese counterpart, Masataka Okano, who took office last month, according to Seoul’s presidential office.

“Both sides reaffirmed the need for continued cooperation between South Korea and Japan, as well as trilateral cooperation with the U.S., to address the grave situation posed by North Korea’s advancing nuclear and missile threats, and its illegal military cooperation with Russia,” the presidential office said in a statement.

They also agreed to make efforts to expand cooperation in various fields as this year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of bilateral ties, it added. (Yonhap)