EventOn 21 Sept, U.S., Japan and South Korea foreign ministers met in New York and issued a joint statement affirming continued trilateral cooperation on Arctic matters. They did not announce a new shipping or ice‑breaker pact, but agreed to strengthen inter‑governmental communication, advance their existing maritime security framework and pursue small‑modular‑reactor deployment while addressing energy supply resilience.
United States, Japan, and South Korea will keep their trilateral cooperation on Arctic issues, advancing joint security and supply resilience, but did not sign a separate pact on shipping, icebreaker technology or energy supplies after their 21 Sept meeting in New York.
Japan, the US, and South Korea are preparing to sign a memorandum on Arctic maritime cooperation covering shipping routes, icebreaker technology, marine observation, and energy supplies, with foreign ministers slated to sign in New York. South Korea also completed its first containership voyage through the Northern Sea Route and launched a financing programme for ice‑class vessels.
