,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ede  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #h           
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #g71         
#bjbd,mr4 ,sullivan 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,van ,holl51 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,m]kley1
 ,mr4 ,hag]ty1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,"y1 &
 ,ms4 ,duckwor?7 submitt$ ! foll[+      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations  ,,resolution     
,recogniz+ ! importance ( trilat]al     
coop]ation among ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
,japan1 & ,s\? ,korea4  ,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1
 ,s\? ,korea & ,japan re/>t$ bilat]al   
summitry = ! fir/ "t s9ce #bjai )       
,presid5t ,yoon ,suk ,yeol & ,prime     
,m9i/] ,ki%ida ,fumio meet+ sev5 times2 
,:]eas ! two sides h made ef=ts to      
address long/&+ hi/orical grievances1   
includ+ ! issue ( ,s\? ,koreans =c$ to  
"w = ,japanese companies dur+ ,_w ,w>   
,,ii2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5ts ( ,japan &    
,s\? ,korea re/or$ normal economic ties1
 :i* _h be5 /ra9$ s9ce #bjai1 by re9/at+
 ea* o!r on _! respective :ite li/s (   

pref]5tial trade p>tn]s1 ) ,japan lift+ 
export controls on ,s\? ,korea relat$ to
 ?ree mat]ials ne$$ to produce          
semiconductors & ,s\? ,korea dropp+ its 
case be=e ! ,_w ,trade ,organization    
relat$ to ^? export controls2 ,:]eas !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 ,japan1 & ,s\? ,korea h  
re/>t$ trilat]al summitry1 hold+ five   
trilat]al meet+s among ,presid5t ,bid51 
,prime ,m9i/] ,ki%ida1 & ,presid5t ,yoon
 s9ce ,june #bjbb2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/    
#ah1 #bjbc1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,japan1 &  
,s\? ,korea held ! fir/ /&alone         
trilat]al lead]s summit at ,camp ,david2
 ,:]eas ! ?ree allies issu$ a trilat]al 
commitm5t to consult ) "o ano!r         
trilat]ally 9 an exp$iti\s mann] to     
coord9ate our responses to regional     
*all5ges1 provocations1 & ?reats affect+
 our collective int]e/s & security2     
,:]eas ! ?ree allies improv$ det]r5ce & 
def5se capabilities aga9/ ! gr[+        
security ?reat pos$ by ,nor? ,korea by  
resum+ milit>y ex]cises 9 #bjbb2 ,:]eas 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,japan1 & ,s\? ,korea  

exp&$ & develop$ a multi-ye> s*$ule =   
trilat]al milit>y ex]cises & conduct$ ! 
fir/ ,unit$ ,/ates-,japan-,s\? ,korea   
a]ial ex]cise 9 ,octob] #bjbc2 ,:]eas ! 
?ree allies h activat$ a #bjbb agreem5t 
to ex*ange real-"t missile w>n+ data    
focus$ on ,nor? ,korean missile laun*es2
 ,:]eas1 9 ,decemb] #bjbb1 ,s\? ,korea &
 ,japan publi%$ national security       
docum5ts t closely mirror$ ^? ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 sett+ ! /age = great] policy   
alignm5t & coop]ation 9 !               
,indo-,pacific2 ,:]eas ! ?ree allies    
ann\nc$ plans = exp&$ & m regul>        
summits1 includ+ agree+ to hold annual  
trilat]al summit meet+s1 agree+ to hold 
annual trilat]al meet+s among           
cab9et-level (ficials1 specifically !   
?ree c\ntries' =eign m9i/]s1 def5se     
m9i/]s1 comm]ce & indu/ry m9i/]s1 &     
national security advisors1 & agree+ to 
hold ! fir/ trilat]al meet+ among f9ance
 m9i/]s2 ,:]eas ! ?ree allies ann\nc$ a 
trilat]al initiative to syn*ronize _!   
ef=ts to build ! m>itime capabilities ( 

,s\!a/ ,asian & ,pacific ,isl& c\ntries2
 ,:]eas ,s\? ,korea & ,japan h resum$   
cab9et- & subcab9et-level bilat]al      
consultations1 includ+ hold+ a ,security
 ,dialogue & a ,/rategic ,dialogue2     
,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5ts ( ,japan & ,s\?     
,korea ann\nc$ a new bilat]al sci5ce &  
te*nology coop]ative arrangem5t1 includ+
 a hydrog5 & ammonia global value *a9   
initiative1 :i* includes rais+ funds =  
jo9t projects1 & a quantum te*nology    
rese>* & developm5t initiative betwe5 ! 
two c\ntries' gov]nm5t-affiliat$ rese>* 
in/itutes2 ,:]eas ,s\? ,korea & ,japan  
coop]at$ to evacuate ,japanese & ,s\?   
,korean nationals f ,sudan aft] !       
eruption ( civil conflict 9 ,april #bjbc
 & f ,israel aft] ,hamas' attack 9      
,octob] #bjbc2 ,:]eas ,s\? ,korea       
arrang$ = ! exp]ts dispat*$ to !        
,fuku%ima ,daii*i ,nucle> ,p[] ,/ation  
to monitor ,,tepco's release ( treat$   
wat] into ! ,pacific ,ocean2 ,:]eas1 9  
,decemb] #bjbc1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,japan1
 & ,s\? ,korea held ! inaugural meet+ ( 

! trilat]al ,work+ ,gr\p on ,,dprk ,cyb]
 ,activities2 ,:]eas ! ?ree allies h    
held trilat]al dialogues on space       
security 7,novemb] #bjbc7 &             
,indo-,pacific policies 7,janu>y #bjbd72
 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,japan1 &    
,s\? ,korea ann\nc$ trilat]al economic &
 te*nology coop]ation initiatives1      
includ+ a supply *a9 e>ly w>n+ sy/em    
pilot program1 a p>tn]%ip program among 
! ?ree c\ntries' national laboratories3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
comm5ds ! extraord9>y lead]%ip (        
,presid5t ( ,s\? ,korea ,yoon ,suk ,yeol
 & ,prime ,m9i/] ( ,japan ,ki%ida ,fumio
 9 tak+ initiative to repair relations  
betwe5 _! two c\ntries2  7#b7 ackn[l$ges
 t /r5g!n+ relations betwe5 ,japan &    
,s\? ,korea has enabl$ great] ambition 9
 trilat]al coop]ation involv+ ! ,unit$  
,/ates2  7#c7 enc\rages ev] great]      
coop]ation betwe5 ,s\? ,korea & ,japan &
 trilat]al coop]ation across diplomatic1
 economic1 security1 & in=mational      
doma9s2  7#d7 welcomes ev] great] levels

 ( trilat]al /rategic coord9ation among 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,japan1 & ,s\? ,korea z
 a /abiliz+ influ5ce on ! ,we/]n        
,pacific region & global ord] m broadly2
  7#e7 celebrates ! %>$ democratic1     
lib]al values t are ! b$rock ( ! endur+ 
ties among ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,japan1 &   
,s\? ,korea2 &  7#f7 recognizes !       
critical importance to ! int]e/s ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates & ! peace & security ( !  
,we/]n ,pacific ( ,unit$ ,/ates treaty  
alliances ) ,s\? ,korea & ,japan4