미 하원 외교위, '한미일 협력 강조’ 결의안 채택<br /><br />A committee in the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a resolution... highlighting the importance of three-way cooperation among South Korea, the U.S. and Japan.<br />It calls for constructive and future-oriented relations between Seoul and Tokyo.<br />Kan Hyeong-woo reports.<br />The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee underscored the importance of a strong U.S. alliance with South Korea and Japan,... as well as trilateral cooperation in the pursuit of shared interests.<br />That was the message delivered in a House resolution adopted on Wednesday local time,... amid the growing trade spat and historical row between Seoul and Tokyo.<br />The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel expressed concerns over the fractured ties between the two Asian countries... and stressed the importance of trilateral cooperation.<br />Engel urged both South Korea and Japan to find a way to move forward,... to restore not only their relationship, but also their ability to work with the U.S.<br />The resolution reaffirmed the importance of a strong relationship between Seoul and Tokyo for America's diplomatic, economic and security interests.<br />It added the three countries must also work with the UN Security Council and other UN member states... to fully enforce sanctions against North Korea.<br />The resolution also called for mutual efforts from Seoul, Washington and Tokyo to support and uphold a rules-based trade and economic order in the Indo-Pacific region.<br />The U.S. Senate had previously adopted a similar resolution in April.<br />Meanwhile,... the 26th Korea-U.S.-Japan Trilateral Legislative Exchange Program is scheduled to take place in Washington next Friday.<br />There, lawmakers from the three countries are expected to discuss ways to resolve Japan's trade curbs and heightening tensions between Seoul and Tokyo.<br />Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News<br />
