In a joint statement released Saturday, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japan Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and South Korea Foreign Minister Eui-yong Chung commented on a range of international affairs, including North Korea’s recent ballistic missile test. The statement follows a joint meeting in Honolulu which sought “to reaffirm the critical importance of strong US-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation.”

Earlier this month, North Korea provoked an international uproar following extensive testing of its long-range ballistic missiles, which violated a 2018 moratorium on such tests. In their statement, Blinken, Yoshimasa and Chung announced their continued commitment to “complete de-nuclearization and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.” To this end, they denounced the weapons test and called on the UN Security Council to better enforce its resolutions relating to North Korean activities.

The statement also commented on the situation in Ukraine, expressing concern over Russian troop build-ups and reaffirming their support to the sovereignty of Ukraine. The three leaders also emphasized a desire for stability in the Taiwan Strait and commended the efforts of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to restore order in Myanmar following last year’s military coup.

The leaders also confirmed their continued dedication to enforcing international law. With Russia on the Ukrainian boarder, illegitimate military rule in Myanmar and Chinese aggression in the pacific, “shared concern about activities that undermine the rules-based international order” permeated the meeting.

The statement highlighted the importance of cooperation between the US, Japan and South Korea in achieving “a free and open Indo-Pacific” and “pledged to further expand their cooperative relationships.”