Harris caps her Asia trip with a stop at the DMZ dividing North and South Korea
LA TimesVice President Kamala Harris capped her four-day trip to Asia with a stop Thursday at the demilitarized zone dividing the Korean peninsula as she emphasized the “ironclad” U.S. commitment to the security of its Asian allies in the face of an increasingly hostile North Korea. Harris described the North Korean missile launches as provocations meant to “destabilize the region” and said the U.S. and South Korea remained committed to the “complete denuclearization” of the North. Earlier, Harris met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at his office in Seoul, where they condemned North Korea’s intensifying weapons tests and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend the South militarily in the event of war, Yoon’s office said. During their meeting, Harris told Yoon that the Biden administration would continue to consult with Seoul and try to address South Korean concerns as the law is implemented, Yoon’s office said.
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