South Korea, China and Japan will hold talks this week to discuss joint measures to counter terrorism, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Chief delegates from the three countries will meet Friday in Beijing to discuss a wide range of issues, including terrorism in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, the three nations' anti-terrorism policies, and ways to enhance trilateral cooperation against cyber terrorism and extremism, the ministry said in a press release.

The talks will be attended by Choi Sung-joo, South Korea's ambassador for international security, his Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Liu Guangyuan and Tsukasa Kawada, as well as police and other officials handling anti-terrorism activities.

"The meeting is expected to strengthen cooperation among anti-terrorism agencies in Northeast Asia and also contribute to enhancing trilateral cooperation among South Korea, Japan and China," the statement said.

The three countries launched the talks following a trilateral summit in May 2010. The last session was held in July 2012 and Friday's meeting will be its third round.

The next round of talks is scheduled to be held in South Korea next year. (Yonhap)