U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her Japanese counterpart Takeo Mori on Thursday underscored the trilateral cooperation involving South Korea, after a territorial dispute between the two Asian allies led Mori to pull out of a planned three-way press conference a day before.While agreeing that the U.S.-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region, the two officials "reaffirmed the importance of U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea trilateral cooperation, which seeks to tackle the global challenges of the 21st century," the State Department said i…READ FULL ARTICLE
