![Asanka Brendon Ratnayake Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, left, South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, second left, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, right, pose for a photo during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c6c2307d67754f21982bc2961b78a148/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, left, South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, second left, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, right, pose for a photo during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)
![Asanka Brendon Ratnayake South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul listens during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c26d9894397741b5b882a5a9ab9705df/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul listens during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)
![Asanka Brendon Ratnayake Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, left, South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, second left, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, right, pose for a photo during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b603d9ad47934a85a314016b7719ff81/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, left, South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, second left, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles and South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, right, pose for a photo during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)
![Asanka Brendon Ratnayake Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, right, and South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, sit during a welcome ahead of an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c70a4c90cdab4422ade99a9db03ab762/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, right, and South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, sit during a welcome ahead of an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)
![Asanka Brendon Ratnayake South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, left, is alongside South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/856c3cfa1e584472891e0a29b758c1a0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, left, is alongside South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)
![Asanka Brendon Ratnayake South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and South Korea's Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, right, attend a joint press conference following an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fcad6a9dd86340e3bea114db560af20f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and South Korea's Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, right, attend a joint press conference following an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)
![Asanka Brendon Ratnayake South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, left, is alongside South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Wednesday, Australia, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/71f5fba0fa7d4e27be7b80d83ad4a225/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, left, is alongside South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Wednesday, Australia, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)
![Asanka Brendon Ratnayake South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, left, is alongside South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a73392a275a947168acb7377efcc31bb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Tae-yul, left, is alongside South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)
![Asanka Brendon Ratnayake South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul speaks during a joint press conference following an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fbd219ad82384e1295228e4501468e51/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul speaks during a joint press conference following an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)
![Asanka Brendon Ratnayake South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik speaks during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d273cc91e84e41a8b46512d0c5e01328/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Korea's National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik speaks during an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/Pool Photo via AP)