President Obama Arrives In South Korea And Visits The DMZ

Photo: President Obama arrives at Osan Air Base in South Korea for a summit of world leaders to discuss nuclear issues. Credit: Ryu Seong-Il / Pool

Obama Visits Tense Korean DMZ Ahead Of Nuclear Summit -- Reuters

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama visited South Korea's tense border with the North on Sunday in a show of solidarity with U.S. ally Seoul and a message of resolve to Pyongyang's new young ruler in his country's nuclear standoff with the West.

Arriving on the eve of a global summit on nuclear security hosted by South Korea, Obama flew by helicopter to a U.S. base on the edge of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to meet troops and get a first-hand look at one of the world's most heavily fortified frontiers.

"You guys are at freedom's frontier," he told about 50 troops crammed into the Camp Bonifas mess. "The contrast between South Korea and North Korea could not be clearer, could not be starker, both in terms of freedom and in terms of prosperity."

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More News On President Obama's Trip To South Korea

Obama tells US troops at Korean DMZ: 'You guys are at freedom's frontier' -- MSNBC
Obama visits DMZ between North and South Korea -- USA Today/AP
Obama visits Korea’s demilitarized zone -- Washington Post
In show of force amid standoff with N.Korea, Obama makes symbolic visit to Cold War relic DMZ -- Washington Post/AP
Obama Confronts Nuke Threat on North Korea Front Line -- Wall Street Journal
Obama in South Korea visit as tensions rise with N Korea -- BBC
Obama Arrives in South Korea for Nuclear Meeting and Visit to DMZ -- New York Times
Obama Visits US Troops at DMZ -- Voice of America
Obama Arrives in South Korea for Nuclear Summit, Heads for DMZ -- Bloomberg
President Obama arrives in South Korea for nuclear summit -- L.A. Times