Tokyo:The commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), Gen. Xavier Brunson, has met with Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi to discuss defense cooperation among allies and like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the meeting took place in Tokyo, where Gen. Brunson, who also leads the United Nations Command and South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, paid a courtesy call on the Japanese Defense Minister. The gathering was also attended by U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass and Japanese Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, head of Japan's Joint Staff.
During the meeting, the participants reaffirmed the importance of further strengthening defense cooperation among allies and like-minded countries to ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. However, the Japanese defense ministry did not disclose further details of the discussions, including whether North Korea or trilateral security cooperation involving South Korea, the United States, and Japan was discussed.