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The 12
th Asia Security Summit, AKA the Shangri-La
dialogue was held in Singapore on May
31.
The summit
will focus on coordinating efforts on North Korea as hope grows for
talks to reduce tension following months of bellicose rhetoric from
the communist country.
The allies
will also have a trilateral meeting to seek ways to expand defense
cooperation and joint efforts to handle North Korea's missile and
nuclear program.