A bipartisan resolution recently offered by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) would recognize the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea.
“As part of my continued efforts to support a free and open Indo-Pacific, I joined with a bipartisan group of senators to introduce a resolution recognizing the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea,” Sen. Young tweeted Feb. 26 on X, formerly Twitter.
The senator is one of seven original cosponsors, including U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), of Senate Resolution (S.Res.) 545, which U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) sponsored on Feb. 8.
If enacted, the U.S. Senate would commend “the extraordinary leadership” of President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio in taking initiative to repair relations between their two countries, states the resolution, and would encourage “even greater cooperation” between South Korea and Japan and trilateral cooperation across diplomatic, economic, security, and informational domains.
The resolution also would recognize the critical importance to the interests of the United States and the peace and security of the Western Pacific of United States treaty alliances with South Korea and Japan, according to its text.
The resolution builds upon Sen. Young’s ongoing efforts to bolster the U.S.-Republic of Korea-Japan alliance to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region, according to the lawmaker’s staff.
The resolution has been referred for consideration to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.