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US, Japan and South Korea expand economic-security coordination
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Ministers launch an economic-security consultation mechanism
The United States, Japan and South Korea launched a trilateral consultation mechanism on economic security after their foreign ministers met in New York on September 21. Their joint statement opposed economic coercion and arbitrary export restrictions, reaffirmed US defense and extended-deterrence commitments to both allies, and supported peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. The ministers also called for North Korea’s complete denuclearization while saying dialogue remains open. The mechanism adds a channel for coordinating supply-chain and critical-technology issues, but the statement announces neither a new defense treaty nor a military deployment. This briefing covers 2026-09-20T13:08:50.504Z through 2026-09-22T01:08:50.504Z. The timestamp is Reuters page publication metadata, not the meeting time.
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