The United States believes a summit to be held this week with Japan and South Korea will mark a "new era" of their trilateral cooperation, with the leaders set to agree on ways to "further institutionalize" the framework seen as vital for peace and stability beyond Asia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday.Following an online meeting with Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers to prepare for the summit on Friday, Blinken said at a press conference that the steps will include regularizing various high-level meetings. He called Japan and South Korea "core allies" of the United…READ FULL ARTICLE
