US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta on Friday (30 Oct) to review progress on trilateral cooperation across security, economic resilience and regional stability.
The ministers signed a Memorandum of Cooperation establishing the Trilateral Arctic Pacific Partnership (TAPP) to explore maritime cooperation and economic opportunities in the Pacific Arctic. They also reaffirmed their commitment to the complete denuclearisation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the implementation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
Key developments:
- TAPP launched to strengthen Arctic maritime and economic cooperation.
- Reaffirmed support for DPRK denuclearisation and sanctions enforcement.
- Discussed economic security, supply chain resilience and small modular reactor cooperation.
- Reiterated support for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and continued trilateral engagement.