President Yoon Suk Yeol (first from right) on May 21 talks with U.S. President Joe Biden (first from left) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (middle) on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan. (Office of the President)

By Park Hye Ri

President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit the U.S. next month to attend a trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Presidential spokesperson Lee Do Woon in Seoul on July 28 said in a news release, "President Yoon will visit the U.S. on Aug. 18 at the invitation of President Biden to attend the Korea-U.S.-Japan summit at Camp David (in Maryland)." 

In May, President Biden invited the two Northeast Asian leaders to the U.S. on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan.

During next month's talks, the three sides will discuss cooperation in responding to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, economic security, and critical regional and global issues. 

"This Korea-U.S.-Japan summit will be an important turning point in developing cooperation among the three countries, which share core values, to a new level," the spokesperson said. "We expect the three countries to work together to promote a rules-based international order and more actively contribute to security and economic prosperity in and out of the region."

hrhr@korea.kr