trilateral
adjective
tri·lat·er·al
(ˌ)trī-ˈla-tə-rəl 
-ˈla-trəl
: having three sides or parties
trilateral business ventures
trilateral discussions
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The latest step in cementing this strategy will be the first trilateral summit on Thursday between Biden, Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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Michelle Lee, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Thursday President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines will join Biden and Prime Minister Kishida at the White House for the first trilateral US-Japan-Philippines leaders’ summit.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
The official Chinese media has also downplayed the idea of a trilateral alliance among China, North Korea, and Russia.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
In another big step, Japan has improved ties with historic rival South Korea, with Biden hosting Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for a historic trilateral summit at Camp David, Maryland, in August.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
With the trilateral memorandum reached by the leaders of Turkey, Finland, and Sweden at last year’s NATO summit in Madrid, the three countries agreed on areas to work on to secure Sweden’s entry.
—Time, 11 July 2023
Washington — President Biden announced Friday a trilateral agreement with the leaders of Japan and South Korea to deepen their security and economic commitments following a historic summit at the Camp David presidential retreat.
—CBS News, 18 Aug. 2023
North Korea’s latest ballistic missile is its most powerful yet
The meeting will also mark a significant milestone in convening two major U.S. treaty allies whose historical frictions with one another have complicated efforts to forge a trilateral partnership.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
Sullivan said the meeting followed up on commitments set forth at a Camp David trilateral summit hosted by President Joe Biden in August, where leaders of the U.S. and its two key Asian allies pledged to deepen security and economic cooperation.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2023
Michelle Lee, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Thursday President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines will join Biden and Prime Minister Kishida at the White House for the first trilateral US-Japan-Philippines leaders’ summit.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
The official Chinese media has also downplayed the idea of a trilateral alliance among China, North Korea, and Russia.
—Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
In another big step, Japan has improved ties with historic rival South Korea, with Biden hosting Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for a historic trilateral summit at Camp David, Maryland, in August.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2024
With the trilateral memorandum reached by the leaders of Turkey, Finland, and Sweden at last year’s NATO summit in Madrid, the three countries agreed on areas to work on to secure Sweden’s entry.
—Time, 11 July 2023
Washington — President Biden announced Friday a trilateral agreement with the leaders of Japan and South Korea to deepen their security and economic commitments following a historic summit at the Camp David presidential retreat.
—CBS News, 18 Aug. 2023
North Korea’s latest ballistic missile is its most powerful yet
The meeting will also mark a significant milestone in convening two major U.S. treaty allies whose historical frictions with one another have complicated efforts to forge a trilateral partnership.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
Sullivan said the meeting followed up on commitments set forth at a Camp David trilateral summit hosted by President Joe Biden in August, where leaders of the U.S. and its two key Asian allies pledged to deepen security and economic cooperation.
—Reuters, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2023
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trilateral
adjective
tri·lat·er·al
(ˈ)trī-ˈlat-ə-rəl
-ˈla-trəl
: having three sides
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