,,iii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ede ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #h 7legislative day1 ,february #g71 #bjbd,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,young1 and ,ms4 ,duckworth7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,recognizing the importance of trilateral cooperation among the ,united ,states1 ,japan1 and ,south ,korea4 ,whereas1 in #bjbc1 ,south ,korea and ,japan restarted bilateral summitry for the first time since #bjai with ,president ,yoon ,suk ,yeol and ,prime ,minister ,kishida ,fumio meeting seven times2 ,whereas the two sides have made efforts to address longstanding historical grievances1 including the issue of ,south ,koreans forced to work for ,japanese companies during ,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas the ,governments of ,japan and ,south ,korea restored normal economic ties1 which had been strained since #bjai1 by reinstating each other on their respective white lists of preferential trade partners1 with ,japan lifting export controls on ,south ,korea related to three materials needed to produce semiconductors and ,south ,korea dropping its case before the ,world ,trade ,organization related to those export controls2 ,whereas the ,united ,states1 ,japan1 and ,south ,korea have restarted trilateral summitry1 holding five trilateral meetings among ,president ,biden1 ,prime ,minister ,kishida1 and ,president ,yoon since ,june #bjbb2 ,whereas1 on ,august #ah1 #bjbc1 the ,united ,states1 ,japan1 and ,south ,korea held the first standalone trilateral leaders summit at ,camp ,david2 ,whereas the three allies issued a trilateral commitment to consult with one another trilaterally in an expeditious manner to coordinate our responses to regional challenges1 provocations1 and threats affecting our collective interests and security2 ,whereas the three allies improved deterrence and defense capabilities against the growing security threat posed by ,north ,korea by resuming military exercises in #bjbb2 ,whereas the ,united ,states1 ,japan1 and ,south ,korea expanded and developed a multi-year schedule for trilateral military exercises and conducted the first ,united ,states-,japan-,south ,korea aerial exercise in ,october #bjbc2 ,whereas the three allies have activated a #bjbb agreement to exchange real-time missile warning data focused on ,north ,korean missile launches2 ,whereas1 in ,december #bjbb1 ,south ,korea and ,japan published national security documents that closely mirrored those of the ,united ,states1 setting the stage for greater policy alignment and cooperation in the ,indo-,pacific2 ,whereas the three allies announced plans for expanded and more regular summits1 including agreeing to hold annual trilateral summit meetings1 agreeing to hold annual trilateral meetings among cabinet-level officials1 specifically the three countries' foreign ministers1 defense ministers1 commerce and industry ministers1 and national security advisors1 and agreeing to hold the first trilateral meeting among finance ministers2 ,whereas the three allies announced a trilateral initiative to synchronize their efforts to build the maritime capabilities of ,southeast ,asian and ,pacific ,island countries2 ,whereas ,south ,korea and ,japan have resumed cabinet- and subcabinet-level bilateral consultations1 including holding a ,security ,dialogue and a ,strategic ,dialogue2 ,whereas the ,governments of ,japan and ,south ,korea announced a new bilateral science and technology cooperative arrangement1 including a hydrogen and ammonia global value chain initiative1 which includes raising funds for joint projects1 and a quantum technology research and development initiative between the two countries' government-affiliated research institutes2 ,whereas ,south ,korea and ,japan cooperated to evacuate ,japanese and ,south ,korean nationals from ,sudan after the eruption of civil conflict in ,april #bjbc and from ,israel after ,hamas' attack in ,october #bjbc2 ,whereas ,south ,korea arranged for the experts dispatched to the ,fukushima ,daiichi ,nuclear ,power ,station to monitor ,,tepco's release of treated water into the ,pacific ,ocean2 ,whereas1 in ,december #bjbc1 the ,united ,states1 ,japan1 and ,south ,korea held the inaugural meeting of the trilateral ,working ,group on ,,dprk ,cyber ,activities2 ,whereas the three allies have held trilateral dialogues on space security 7,november #bjbc7 and ,indo-,pacific policies 7,january #bjbd72 and ,whereas the ,united ,states1 ,japan1 and ,south ,korea announced trilateral economic and technology cooperation initiatives1 including a supply chain early warning system pilot program1 a partnership program among the three countries' national laboratories3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commends the extraordinary leadership of ,president of ,south ,korea ,yoon ,suk ,yeol and ,prime ,minister of ,japan ,kishida ,fumio in taking initiative to repair relations between their two countries2 7#b7 acknowledges that strengthening relations between ,japan and ,south ,korea has enabled greater ambition in trilateral cooperation involving the ,united ,states2 7#c7 encourages ever greater cooperation between ,south ,korea and ,japan and trilateral cooperation across diplomatic1 economic1 security1 and informational domains2 7#d7 welcomes ever greater levels of trilateral strategic coordination among the ,united ,states1 ,japan1 and ,south ,korea as a stabilizing influence on the ,western ,pacific region and global order more broadly2 7#e7 celebrates the shared democratic1 liberal values that are the bedrock of the enduring ties among the ,united ,states1 ,japan1 and ,south ,korea2 and 7#f7 recognizes the critical importance to the interests of the ,united ,states and the peace and security of the ,western ,pacific of ,united ,states treaty alliances with ,south ,korea and ,japan4