The U.S., South Korea and Japan issued a joint statement on Sunday to mark the first anniversary of their trilateral Camp David summit by hailing deepened cooperation on regional security, technology, health and people-to-people ties. The three countries’ joint statement cited their accomplishments, including the first trilateral multi-domain Freedom Edge exercise, a new Trilateral Security Cooperation Framework and progress in combating North Korean cybercrime financing its weapons programs.

The leaders pledged to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, coordinate closely on regional challenges and enhance the U.S.-ROK and U.S.-Japan alliances. Asserting trilateral cooperation as vital for tackling global