South Korea, the United States and Japan held trilateral ministerial talks at a multilateral gathering in Malaysia on Friday to discuss coordination on key shared regional and global issues, Seoul officials said.

South Korea, the United States and Japan held trilateral ministerial talks on the sidelines of a multilateral gathering in Malaysia on Friday, Seoul officials said, with steep U.S. tariffs, and other shared regional and global issues likely to be high on the agenda.

South Korea has proposed a comprehensive package encompassing economic and security aspects in its tariff negotiations with the United States. National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac suggested a presidential summit to further discussions.