[Exclusive] 1st Anniversary of the 'Camp David Summit' Joint Statement by South Korea, the US, and Japan Leaders

President Yoon Suk-yeol is speaking at the joint press conference of the South Korea-U.S.-Japan summit held on August 18 last year (local time) at Camp David, the U.S. presidential retreat near Washington DC. From left: President Yoon, U.S. President Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
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On the 18th, the leaders of South Korea, the United States, and Japan issued a joint statement marking the first anniversary of the 'Camp David Summit.'

In this joint statement, the three leaders commemorated the progress made in trilateral cooperation over the past year since the summit and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration across various fields including security, economy, technology, and people-to-people ties.

Furthermore, the three leaders agreed that trilateral cooperation among South Korea, the United States, and Japan is indispensable in addressing today’s challenges, and that their cooperation will lay the foundation for a prosperous future, according to the Presidential Office.

The following is the full text of the joint statement.

The leaders of the Republic of Korea, the United States of America, and Japan commemorate the remarkable progress achieved in trilateral cooperation over the past year since our historic summit.

The spirit of the Korea-U.S.-Japan summit continues to inspire us, and the principles established at Camp David serve as our roadmap for unprecedented cooperation. We are working together to achieve our shared goals of advancing regional and global security and prosperity.

We remain committed to consultations on regional challenges, provocations, and threats that affect our common interests and security.

We reaffirm our resolve to enhance security cooperation linked by the ironclad Korea-U.S. alliance and U.S.-Japan alliance, further align our shared economic and technological priorities, promote cooperation on global health initiatives, and expand robust people-to-people ties.

Over the past year, through close consultations and coordination on priorities in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, we have clearly demonstrated our unwavering commitment to these shared goals.

We celebrate the achievements of trilateral cooperation, including the inaugural Freedom Edge, a trilateral multi-domain exercise, the signing of a new Korea-U.S.-Japan security cooperation framework, and progress made by the trilateral working group focused on responding to North Korea’s cybercrimes and attempts to fund its weapons of mass destruction programs through other illicit means.

We pledge to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and stand united in our shared vision, prepared to face the world’s greatest challenges. We hold an unshakable belief that cooperation among the Republic of Korea, the United States of America, and Japan is indispensable to addressing today’s challenges and laying the foundation for a prosperous future.