‘New milestone’: Leaders of US, Japan and South Korea to meet at Camp David

The flags of the United States, Japan and South Korea are seen at a meeting between the three countries' top diplomats [File: Dita Alangkara/AP Photo]

Washington, DC – The leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States are set to meet at the US presidential retreat Camp David later this week for a summit that officials from the three countries say aims to usher in a new era of trilateral relations.

The event on Friday represents the first time that US President Joe Biden, his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold an official joint summit – beyond the less formal talks that have been held on the sidelines of international gatherings.