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US stresses allied cooperation in face of N. Korea threats

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, third from right, and Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, second from far left back, wait to start of their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts from South Korea and Japan on Wednesday, emphasizing the U.S. commitment to defend its allies and trilateral security cooperation to confront an accelerating nuclear threat from North Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, left, and Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, right, pose for the media before their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts from South Korea and Japan on Wednesday, emphasizing the U.S. commitment to defend its allies and trilateral security cooperation to confront an accelerating nuclear threat from North Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, sits before the meeting with Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, unseen, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts from South Korea and Japan on Wednesday, emphasizing the U.S. commitment to defend its allies and trilateral security cooperation to confront an accelerating nuclear threat from North Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, left, and Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, right, shake hands for the media before their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts from South Korea and Japan on Wednesday, emphasizing the U.S. commitment to defend its allies and trilateral security cooperation to confront an accelerating nuclear threat from North Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, third from right, and Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, second from far left back, wait to start of their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts from South Korea and Japan on Wednesday, emphasizing the U.S. commitment to defend its allies and trilateral security cooperation to confront an accelerating nuclear threat from North Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, left, and Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, right, pose for the media before their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts from South Korea and Japan on Wednesday, emphasizing the U.S. commitment to defend its allies and trilateral security cooperation to confront an accelerating nuclear threat from North Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, sits before the meeting with Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, unseen, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts from South Korea and Japan on Wednesday, emphasizing the U.S. commitment to defend its allies and trilateral security cooperation to confront an accelerating nuclear threat from North Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, left, and Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, right, shake hands for the media before their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts from South Korea and Japan on Wednesday, emphasizing the U.S. commitment to defend its allies and trilateral security cooperation to confront an accelerating nuclear threat from North Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, left, shakes hands with Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori as South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong smiles after a joint news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP)

South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong, right, shakes hands with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, after a joint news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong and Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, speak during a joint news conference after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP)

South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong speaks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Japanese Vice Minister for foregn affairs Takeo Mori (duo not pictured) during a joint news conference after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP)

Japanese Vice Mminister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori speaks with South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman during a joint news conference after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP)

Japanese Vice Mminister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman pose for a photo prior to their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, June 8 2022. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman speaks with South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong and Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori (duo not pictured) during a joint news conference after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP)

US stresses allied cooperation in face of N. Korea threats