On July 22, the foreign ministers of the United States, South Korea, and Japan held a meeting in Manila, Philippines, to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Mark Rubio, and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi convened at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) for approximately 30 minutes.
This meeting comes about two weeks after their previous discussions during the NATO summit on July 7.
The ministers are in Manila to attend ASEAN-related foreign ministers' meetings, including the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and the East Asia Summit (EAS).
Topics likely discussed included the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in the Middle East, economic security, ASEAN cooperation, collaboration on small modular reactors (SMR), and responses to transnational online crime.
Park Il, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated during a regular briefing on July 21 that the foreign ministers would share insights on North Korea's exchanges with Russia and China and discuss effective responses. He added that various issues related to trilateral cooperation would also be on the agenda.
Prior to the meeting, Minister Cho had a brief conversation with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Alison Hooker for about five minutes.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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