WASHINGTON: A US top official said on Wednesday that a US summit with South Korea and Japan would discuss a lot of initiatives between the allies to seek lock-in progress.
White House official Kurt Campbell expressed these remarks during an exclusive interview with Reuters.
US Summit with Japan, S Korea to Seek to Lock-In Progress: Washington
He said the summit will launch joint initiatives on technology and defence, amid rising shared concerns about China and North Korea.
The summit to be held at the Maryland presidential retreat of Camp David would be first standalone interaction between the US and its two allies.
Campbell said plans would be made to make it an annual event and also to establish a three-way crisis hotline.
US President Joe Biden invited Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to Camp David.
Washington has already signed separate defense arrangements with both Tokyo and Seoul, but it wants them to work closely on regional challenges.
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White House official Kurt Campbell expressing his views said agreements reached at the conference would be a significant step forward in recognizing the common security concerns.
The US official said the three countries would explore how to expand their security cooperation.
