US, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security ties


President Joe Biden, center, speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a joint news conference Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

CAMP DAVID (Maryland): US President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea agreed to expand security and economic ties at a historic summit at the US presidential retreat of Camp David, cementing a new agreement with the allies that are on an increasingly tense ledge in relations with China and North Korea.

Biden said the nations would establish a communications hotline to discuss responses to threats.

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