EnergyAllies to work together to provide options on meeting Asia-Pacific energy demandsJapanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, left, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun attend a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 7. © APJuly 8, 2026 07:40 JSTSEOUL (Reuters) -- The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and the U.S. signed an agreement to cooperate on the deployment of small modular reactors in third countries on the sidelines of the NATO summit, South Korea's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.South Korea's Cho Hyun, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi agreed the allies will work together to provide competitive options on meeting energy demands in Asia-Pacific and beyond, the ministry said in a statement.