WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs issued the following report:
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller:
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell spoke with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Okano Masataka. Deputy Secretary Campbell and Vice Minister Okano reaffirmed the vital importance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance as well as the U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea trilateral relationship to peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, and underscored their commitment to further strengthen and deepen those ties. The Deputy Secretary and Vice Minister committed to close cooperation on addressing the most serious regional and global challenges, including through furthe...