
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 6th that Korea, the United States, and Japan held the 3rd Overseas Disaster Response Cooperation Council meeting virtually to discuss cooperation measures to respond to humanitarian crises in the event of large-scale disasters overseas.
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The Korea-U.S.-Japan Overseas Disaster Response Cooperation Council was newly established this year to cooperate in the event of large-scale disasters overseas.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Min Seon-hee = The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 6th that Korea, the United States, and Japan discussed ways to cooperate to respond to humanitarian crises when large-scale disasters occur overseas.
The meeting of the Korea-U.S.-Japan Overseas Disaster Response Cooperation Council was held virtually the day before with the participation of relevant organizations such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense of each country.
The Korea-U.S.-Japan Overseas Disaster Response Cooperation Council was established this year to explore ways for Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation in dispatching emergency relief teams and humanitarian support when large-scale disasters occur overseas.
The first meeting was held virtually last July, and the second meeting was held in Tokyo, Japan in September.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it will continue to actively participate in the consultative body and lead discussions.

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