Reuters: South Korea's Yoon to Visit US Next Week for Summit With Biden
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit the United States next week for a summit with President Joe Biden as the allies grapple for ways to handle the challenge posed by North Korea's growing nuclear and missile arsenal.
Yoon's April 24-29 trip will be the first state visit to the United States by a South Korean leader since 2011 and will mark the 70th anniversary of the countries' alliance.
The two leaders are expected to discuss joint responses to deter North Korea, partnerships to build more stable supply chains and expanding cooperation on chips, batteries and other high-tech areas.
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South Korean president to meet with Biden, Congress following concerns over intel leak -- FOX News
Biden, Yoon to show unity on North Korea with many 'deliverables' for alliance: U.S. experts -- Korea Joongang Daily
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South Korea's President Yoon to meet Biden in state visit -- UPI
Factbox-What's on the agenda at the South Korea-US summit? -- Reuters
Spying on each other is expected. It’s when you’re being spied on by the worlds most leak prone govt where an issue arises. If you’re gonna steal an allies secrets the least you can do is keep them secret.
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ReplyDeleteSouth Korea has probably the largest stock pile of US munitions in the world.
The real issue at this conference? How much is SK willing to supply to the Ukraine? What is thier comfort level?
It is safe to assume that uncle Joe is going to try to strong arm them to give until it bleeds.
Koreans are a conservative lot. They have already given alot. They are probably trying to keep what they got.