Vice President Harris of the United States visited South Korea on the 29th and held talks with President Yoon Sung-yeol.
In the afternoon, he plans to inspect the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea, and by showing the solidarity of the US-South Korea alliance, he is expected to strongly check North Korea, which just launched a short-range ballistic missile on the 28th.
Vice President Harris of the United States, who was visiting Japan, arrived in South Korea, his next destination, on the 29th, and is having a meeting with President Yoon Sung-ryul from past 11:30 am.
The Biden administration said the visit "shows the strength of the U.S.-South Korean alliance and underscores America's continued engagement with South Korea in facing the threat of North Korea." It is expected that we will confirm cooperation to strengthen the
In the afternoon, Vice President Harris will also visit the demilitarized zone that separates the North and South for the first time since his inauguration.
North Korea has just launched two short-range ballistic missiles from the outskirts of its capital, Pyongyang, toward the Sea of Japan on the 28th, accelerating its nuclear and missile development.
Under these circumstances, the United States and South Korea conducted joint military exercises, including full-scale field maneuver training, for the first time in four years. It is expected that North Korea will be strongly restrained by demonstrating the unity of the US-South Korea alliance through the visit of Vice President Harris.