{"id":2001074,"date":"2023-08-15T10:39:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T14:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korean-leader-calls-for-strong-security-cooperation-with-us-japan\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T10:43:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T14:43:26","slug":"south-korean-leader-calls-for-strong-security-cooperation-with-us-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korean-leader-calls-for-strong-security-cooperation-with-us-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean leader urges robust security collaboration with US, Japan."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-korean-leader-calls-for-strong-security-cooperation-with-us-japan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001074&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The South Korean leader calls for stronger cooperation with the United \u2064States and \u2063Japan<\/h2>\n<p>In his Liberation Day speech on Aug. 15, President Yoon Suk-yeol emphasized the\u2062 need for enhanced collaboration with the United States and Japan to counter North\u2062 Korea&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-allies-threatened-by-russian-nukes-under-biden\/\" title=\"US Allies Threatened By Russian Nukes Under Biden\">growing nuclear threats<\/a>. He described the upcoming summit with the U.S. and Japanese leaders at \u200dCamp \u2064David\u200d as a significant milestone in their trilateral \u2063cooperation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The significance of ROK-U.S.-Japan trilateral security \u2064cooperation is increasingly growing\u200d on the Korean Peninsula and in the region,&#8221; Mr. Yoon said, referring to South Korea&#8217;s official name, the Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u200d will\u200d host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Mr. Yoon for a summit at \u200cCamp David on\u200d Aug. 18. The \u2064purpose of the summit is to \u2063discuss \u200c&#8221;expanding trilateral cooperation across the Indo-Pacific and\u2063 beyond,&#8221; according to \u2064the \u2064White House.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the first time the three leaders gather specifically for a trilateral summit, highlighting \u2063the importance of their collaboration. U.S. officials have indicated that they will announce plans for expanded military\u200b cooperation on ballistic\u2062 missile defense and technology development.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In his speech, Mr. Yoon emphasized\u2064 the \u2064need for the three allied nations to \u200d&#8221;closely \u2062cooperate on reconnaissance assets and share North Korea&#8217;s \u200dnuclear weapons and missiles data in real-time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>South Korea and Japan Pursue Common\u200d Interests<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Yoon&#8217;s speech commemorated the 78th anniversary of \u200cKorea&#8217;s liberation from\u2062 Japan&#8217;s colonial rule in 1945.\u2063 Unlike past South Korean presidents who used Liberation Day speeches to demand fresh apologies from \u2063Japan for its colonial wrongdoing, Mr. Yoon focused \u2062on\u200b the\u200d importance of improved ties with Japan.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (L) and\u2063 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bow \u200bas \u200dthey lay flowers at the Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the 1945 atomic \u2062bombing near the Peace Park Memorial in Hiroshima, western Japan, on May 21, 2023, on the \u200csidelines of the G-7 Summit. (Yuichi Yamazaki\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Highlighting the strategic value of Japan, \u2062Mr. Yoon stated, &#8220;The\u2064 seven rear bases provided to the\u200c United Nations Command (UNC) by the government of Japan serve as \u200dthe greatest \u200cdeterrent, which \u2063keeps the North from \u200dinvading the South.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;A renewed\u200d North Korean invasion will trigger an automatic and immediate intervention and retaliation by the UNC, and the UNC rear in Japan is sufficiently equipped with necessary \u2064land, sea, and air capabilities,&#8221; \u200dMr. Yoon said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Yoon referred to Japan as a partner with whom South \u2064Korea\u2064 shares &#8220;universal\u200b values and pursues common interests.&#8221; He emphasized that the \u200dtwo countries, as security\u2062 and economic partners, can \u200ccontribute to global peace and \u200cprosperity through future-oriented collaboration and exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Japan and South\u200b Korea have previously declared the &#8220;complete&#8221; normalization of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korean-leader-calls-for-strong-security-cooperation-with-us-japan\/\" title=\"South Korean leader urges robust security collaboration with US, Japan.\">military intelligence-sharing pact<\/a> to counter North Korea&#8217;s nuclear and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-while-south-prepares-for-new-president\/\" title=\"North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile While South Prepares for New President\">missile threats<\/a>. In June, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-israel-to-discuss-military-drills-for-iran-scenario-official-says\/\" title=\"US, Israel To Discuss Military Drills for Iran Scenario, Official Says\">defense chiefs<\/a> of the United States, Japan, and South Korea agreed to\u2064 launch a data-sharing mechanism\u2064 by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The specific details and the timing of the operational launch are still being worked out, but we will make every effort\u200d to achieve this at the earliest possible time,&#8221; Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada told\u200c reporters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>North Korea&#8217;s continuous testing of various weapons, including nuclear-capable missiles, has heightened tensions with South Korea and the United States. These missiles pose a threat to both South\u200c Korea and Japan, and\u2064 potentially even the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mimi Nguyen Ly and The Associated Press contributed to\u200b this report.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea&#8217;s President Yoon Suk-yeol urged enhanced collaboration with the US and Japan to combat North Korea&#8217;s escalating nuclear menace. 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