This is the first time that the three nations have held a trilateral defense meeting.

(VOVworld) – A trilateral defense summit between the Republic of Korea, the US, and Japan was held for the first time on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 2014 international naval manoeuvre RIMPAC. The summit is expected to improve the three nations’ co-operation in dealing with rising concerns over the Democratic People Republic of Korea’s nuclear program. The summit’s joint statement said that the nations agreed to improve defense co-operation to deal with threats from North Korea’s nuclear program and missile launches