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Yesterday (13th), the Korea-U.S.-Japan summit was held in Cambodia.

The three leaders adopted a comprehensive joint statement that included not only a joint response to the North Korean nuclear program, but also the establishment of an 'Economic and Security Dialogue' for economic and security cooperation.

At the Korea-US and Korea-Japan summits held after the war, the inflation reduction law and the issue of compensation for forced labor were intensively discussed, respectively.



Reporter Wonkyung Park reports from Bali, Indonesia.



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The three heads of state, South Korea, the US, and Japan met in Cambodia in June in Spain for the first time in about four months.

President Yoon Seok- yeol



emphasized a strict response to provocations, citing North Korea's recent launch of a missile south of the NLL as an example

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[Joe Biden/President of the United States: This partnership (triangular cooperation) has become more important than ever since North Korea continues to provoke.]

[Kishida Fumio/Prime Minister of Japan: (North Korea's additional) provocations are also expected, today I think it is very timely for the Korea-U.S.-Japan summit to be held like this.]

The joint statement adopted after the summit reaffirmed the United States' commitment to extended deterrence and emphasized the three countries' will for close cooperation on various issues such as economy and security. .

At the Korea-US-Korea-Japan summit, cooperation between the two countries in response to North Korean provocations was discussed first.















At the Korea-US summit, the IRA, an inflation reduction method that does not subsidize Korean electric vehicles, was also intensively discussed.



When President Yoon said in a personal letter last October that President Biden confirmed his sincere willingness to cooperate on IRAs, President Biden responded that the IRA implementation plan should be discussed in consideration of the contribution of Korean companies to the US economy.



At the Korea-Japan summit, the issue of compensation for forced labor, the biggest issue between the two countries, came up on the agenda, and the two leaders decided to conduct consultations to resolve the issue as soon as possible.



After three days in Cambodia, including attending the East Asia Summit, President Yun arrived in Indonesia last night to attend the G20 Summit.