US, South Korean and Japanese security advisers meet to discuss North Korea

FILE PHOTO: South Korea's national security adviser Cho Tae-yong, who traveled to Japan for a meeting with his counterparts from U.S, Japan and the Philippines, speaks to the media after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in Tokyo, Japan, June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan are set to meet in Seoul on Friday and Saturday to discuss North Korea and other global issues as they step up trilateral cooperation, South Korea's presidential office said.

Seoul's national security adviser, Cho Tae-yong, will hold bilateral talks with the White House's Jake Sullivan and Japan's Takeo Akiba on Friday, followed by a trilateral meeting on Saturday, it said.