Biden highlights trilateral partnership with South Korea and Japan at final meeting

President Joe Biden met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Peru, emphasizing the importance of their trilateral partnership amid concerns over North Korea's military ties with Russia. This meeting marks Biden's last with the two leaders. Biden highlighted the growing cooperation between Japan and South Korea, which have historically had tensions. The leaders discussed recent North Korean missile tests and the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia, stressing the need for continued collaboration. The talks follow a partnership established at a 2023 meeting at Camp David. Biden's administration aims to maintain this cooperation, which has bipartisan support, as both Yoon and Ishiba prepare for potential changes under the incoming Trump administration.