Lima: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Peru on Friday to discuss trilateral cooperation amid growing concerns over North Korea's military alignment with Russia and potential shifts in U.S. policy under Donald Trump's second presidency. On the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the leaders held the three-way summit, which marks the last such gathering before Biden leaves office in January. According to Yonhap News Agency, the meeting is a continuation of the partnership initiated at the historic meeting between Biden, Yoon, and former Japanese Prime Minister Kishida at Camp David in August 2023. At that summit, the three countries signed a pledge to consult each other, share information, and align their messaging to jointly deal with common threats or crises. The current discussions aimed to evaluate the progress made since the Camp David summit and outline concrete measures to sustain and advance their partnership, as stated by Deputy Principal National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo on Thursday. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan emphasized that the trilateral summit would provide an opportunity to discuss coordinated measures to address North Korea's involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war and its broader implications for global security. Washington has encouraged Seoul and Tokyo to put aside their historical grievances and deepen bilateral relations amid growing military threats from North Korea, China's increasing assertiveness, and other shared challenges. While questions remain about the future of multilateral cooperation under Trump's potential second term, Yoon expressed hope that the trilateral framework would continue to receive bipartisan support in the U.S. to address shared security challenges in the region.