The three sides shared the understanding during the Trilateral Chiefs of Defense (Tri-Chod) meeting at the Pentagon on Wednesday (local time), according to a joint statement released by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
They agreed to maintain cooperation toward the complete denuclearization on the Korean peninsula in line with UN Security Council resolutions, recognizing the need to deepen cooperation across multiple domains and committing to exploring ways to keep momentum for trilateral security cooperation, including through their annual Freedom Edge trilateral exercise, according to the statement.
This is an annual trilateral joint multidomain military exercise conducted by Seoul, Washington, and Tokyo in the waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula. The exercise was held three times—in June and November 2024, and last September.
The top military officers agreed to hold their next trilateral meeting in Japan next year.
