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CSPAN Pres. July 4, 2024

President biden good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to camp david. If i seem like im happy, its because i am. This has been a great, great meeting. Mr. President , mr. Prime minister, we meet in this Historic Place to make a historic moment, and i believe that to be true. This is a new era and partnership between japan and south korea and the United States. Our new camp david trilad. Before we dive into the progress we made today, if you excuse me to say i appoint privilege, let me say i appreciate the contribution your countries have made following the relief of the devastating wildfires in hawaii. I want to thank you both. On behalf of the american people. I also want to note that my team is closely monitoring hurricane hillary, which has the potential to bring significant rain and flooding to southern california. Fema has prepositioned personnel and supplies in the region and ready to respond as needed. I urge everyone, everyone in the path of this storm to take precautions and listen to the guidance from state and local officials. And you heard me say it before, the republic of korea and japan are capable and indispensable allies. Now to the purpose of why were here. Americas commitment to both country is iron clad and my personal commitment to bringing these three nations together was real from the very beginning. Since last summer, weve met on the margins of the nato summit in spain, the ausian summit in cambodia and the g7 summit in japan. Today we made history for the first ever stand alone summit between the leaders of our three countries. As well as our commitment to meet together on the leader level annually and to have all our relative cabinet member people meet on a regular basis from this point on, not just this year, not next year, forever. Thats the intention. And so i want to recognize the important work that both of you have done and the political courage, and i mean this, the political courage you both demonstrated to resolve difficult issues that stood in the way for a long time for a close relationship between japan and korea and the United States. Your leadership with the full support of the United States has brought us here because each of you understands that our world stands at an inflection point, a point where were called to lead in new ways to Work Together, to stand together, and today im proud to say our nations are answering that call. First, were elevating our trilateral defense collaboration to deliver in the indopacific region that includes launching annual multidomain military exercises, bringing in our trilateral defense cooperation at nonprecedented levels and doubling down on information sharing including on the dprk missile launches and cyberactivities, strengthening our Ballistic Missile defense cooperation and critically, critically, weve all committed to swiftly consult with each other in response of threats to any one of our countries from whatever source that it occurs. That means well have a hotline to share information and coordinate our responses whenever there is a crisis in the region or affecting any one of our countriess. And today we all reaffirmed our shared commitment to maintain peace and stability in the taiwan straits and addressing economic coercion. Were going to continue to counter threats from the dprk including crypto Money Laundering in the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars and arm transfer in russias support of the brutal war against ukraine and together, together, were standing up for freedom of navigation and law and a peaceful resolution in the south china see sea. Second, were expanding our cooperation to build an indopacific that is peaceful and prosperous. Today weve committed to launch a new we call a supply chain Early Warning system, supply chain Early Warning system pilot in which will alert our nations to disruptions of certain products and materials like Critical Minerals or batteries is so we can get ahead of the issues as they appear that weve experienced during the pandemic. Excuse me. This is falling off. There we go. And building on the g7 Led Partnership for Global Infrastructure and investment and deep in cooperation between our Development Finance institutions to mobilize more financing for quality infrastructure and secure communications technology, to help lower income and middle Income Countries throughout the region take on the challenges that matter most to their people. And finally, our partnership is about building a Better Future for our people. Thats why were deepening our cooperation on Global Health and launching a trilateral Expert Exchange in support of the u. S. Cancer moon shot initiative, i believe will change cancer as we know it. It matters a great deal to me and families all across the three countries. In the United States we are revolutionizing the way we do Cancer Research and together the three of us im confident we can harness our shared spirit of innovation and end cancer as we know it. Were also launching a new collaboration between our National Laboratories and advance our science, knowledge and Technological Capabilities together. As we do, well work in lock step to set the standards for safe, secure, and trustworthy emerging technology, including Artificial Intelligence which a lot of work has to be done on. Let me close with this, mr. President , mr. Prime minister, this is the first summit ive hosted at camp david as president. I can think of no more fitting location to begin our next era of cooperation, a place thats long symbolized the power of new beginnings and new possibilities. In the months and years ahead, were going to continue to see those possibilities together on waving in our unity and unmatched in our resolve. This is not about a day, week or month, this is about decades and decades of relationships that were building. Mr. Prime minister, mr. President , i want to thank you for your leadership and i say it again for your courage that brought us together. I look forward to working with both of you ahead. Now i will yield who am i yielding to . Distinguished guest, the president of the republic of korea. President biden we needed the voice of god to tell us. First of all, id like to thank President Biden for his warm hospitality. It is a great pleasure to visit camp david along with Prime Minister kishida. Camp david is a site that wears historical significance where important diplomatic decisions were made at critical junctures of modern history. In order to respond to todays unprecedented crisis, the ties between our three countries which are the most advanced liberal democracies in the region and Major Economies leading advanced technology and scientific innovation are more important than ever. From this moment on, camp david will be remembered as a Historic Place where the republic of korea, the United States and japan proclaimed we willow bay the rules of National Order and play key roles to enhance Regional Security and prosperity based on our shared values of freedom, human rights and rule of law. Today, we the three leaders, held the very first stand alone trilateral meeting marking a new level in our trilateral corporation. Today we have agreed on the camp david principles that will function as the endearing guidelines for our trilateral cooperation. In addition, we have developed the spirit of camp david which is a document embodying our trilevel cooperation and ways to translate our will to incorporate into action. First of all, to facilitate the Stable Development of our trilateral cooperation, we have built institutional basis for the trilateral cooperation at multiple levels and sectors. In addition to making our trilateral summit regular, weve agreed to have our government personnel at all levels including foreign ministers, defense ministers and National Security advisers meet every year to closely coordinate our trilateral cooperation. In particular, we the three leaders, have agreed to establish a communication channel so we can quickly coordinate and respond together in case an urgent issue occurs in the region. Furthermore, to bolster our trilateral strategic cooperation in the indopacific, our three countries will discover new areas of cooperation. Also, along with the Economic Security dialogue led by our three countries, weve agreed to fund a consult eightive body for policy coordination and also build frameworks in global sections and women in power. Weve decided to hold our u. K. And japan and United States global youth summit to help with ties. And weve agreed to step up our Security Cooperation to ensure our peoples safety and keys in the region based on the now institutionalized cooperation framework. To this end, weve consulted on practical ways to cooperate and aim at improving our joint responsibilities to north Koreas Nuclear threats that have been more sophisticated than ever. The real timesharing of dprk Missile Warning data which was agreed upon during the pyongyang summit will be activated within this year and make a significant progress in strengthening our three nations capabilities to track north koreas missiles. In encountering the dpnc missile threats we concurred the trilateral defense exercises were crucial. As such, annual plans will be established for the raw u. S. Japan drills we committed to. In the meantime as north korea funds its Nuclear Programs by supporting nuclear and human rights, monitoring them will be doubled. To fund the activities, a new trilateral working prudent person on dprk so cyberactivities will be established. Moreover, the u. S. , korea and japan in pursuit of their strategies oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force. Respect for sovereignty, the peaceful disputes of others undergird a rule based interNational Order we resolve to safeguard by intensifying our collaboration. As part of such endeavors, our three nations agreed to support indopacific Island Country with their Maritime Security Capacity Building efforts. Furthermore, to help ukrainians regain freedom and pursue construction, we are determined to increase our threeway coordination. Next, we the three leaders discussed how to Work Together to promote shared prosperity and future growth. First of all, in the field of Economic Security directly linked to our National Economies of the three countries, we will work to expand our Strategic Partnership, to ensure Global Supply Chain Resilience and energy security, we pledge to bolster our trilateral cooperation to manage Global Supply chain risks, an Early Warning system will be established together. In addition, we decided to broaden our collaboration in the field of cutting Edge Technologies to secure future growth engines. Specifically, in a. I. , quantum, bio, the next Generation Telecommunications and space sectors, Cooperation Among our three countries will deliver powerful cinergys. Korea, the u. S. And japan committed to have their National Laboratories expand joint r d and personnel exchanges, providing a cornerstone for the three countries leadership in science and technology innovation. Moreover, for the sake of shared prosperity in the asianpacific aligned with Pacific Island countries, effective support measures will be sought and implemented collectively. Today, we the three leaders affirmed our commitment to the Trilateral Partnership towards a new era and possibilities thereof. Grounded in the core values of freedom, human rights and the rule of law, a Strong Alliance of values among korea, the u. S. And japan, will help build a world more peaceful and prosperous by serving as a sturdy foundation. Mr. President , i thank you once again for your hospitality. Next time i hope that well be reunited in the republic of korea. Thank you. [applause] distinguished guests, the Prime Minister of japan. President biden president. Thank you. First of all, of course for hawaiis devastating damage, i express my sympathy and i really pray for the peace of those that have lost their lives in order to offer support, 2 million worth of support by our country has and for the earliest were areas, we will have a contribution. Today, i have visited camp david and the three of us have spent a truly meaningful time. I expressed my heartfelt gratitude for the invitation. Together with the president , this has been a precious opportunity for myself to further deepen our relationship of trust and confidence for the first time ever. Steady on this sideline of the conferences, we have held the trilateral summit on a standalone basis. Here at camp david, numerous historical meetings have taken place. It is a huge honor to have printed a thresh page in the history of this meeting. The foundation of the collaboration confirms that bilateral relationship. The three of us have understood this more than anyone else and have executed the understanding and practice. Generally, january, i visited the United States and president visited japan in march. To the u. S. In april. In may, i myself traveled to south korea and post posted a mutual relationship rid at the moment that there was an interNational Order based on the rule of law is in crisis. Due to russias aggression against ukraine, the interNational Order is shaken from its foundation. At a unilateral attempt to change the status quo by forcing the South China Sea is continuing in the Nuclear Missile of north korea is only becoming ever larger. Under such circumstances, to make our trilateral strategic collaboration bloom, it is only logical and almost inevitable and required in this area. The three of us here today declare our determination to pioneer a new era of japan u. S. Partnership. How we will advance at the cooperation of our three countries, going forward, i will discuss from three perspectives. Firstly, there is a coordination between japan and the u. S. And the u. S. R. O. K. Alliance. They will be rain fourth and a trilateral security will be put to a new height. At this meeting, we agreed to hold the r. O. K. Multijoint exercises on an annual basis. Furthermore, regarding the real timesharing of north korean Missile Warning information that we agreed last november, the initial steps have been implemented, and the important first step has been advanced to a mechanism by the end of the air. We also agreed that there would be an establishment of a working group of north korean activities , considered to be the source of finance for nuclear and Missile Development and other matters. The second point, the promotion of cooperation between the United States, japan and south korea. There is an extension of areas of cooperation. Regarding the response to north korea, in addition to strengthening regional deterrence and response capabilities, the three countries agree to strengthening cash operation for the limitation of factions and to Work Together in the United States Security Council where all three countries will be members in 2024. At the same time, we share our recognition that the ways open for dialogue with north korea. I stated this is with time constrains, and once again, we received a strong support to the immediate resolution of this matter. We also agree to Work Together to the indo Pacific Dialogue and the development of cooperation to realize the free and open indo pacific and in particular, to coordinate Capacity Building support in maritime support, particularly with regard to the Pacific Island countries. Furthermore, we agreed to cooperation in the field of Economic Security, including emerging technologies and supply Chain Resilience. Third, developing a framework for trilateral cooperation. This will create a foundation or continuous

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