US Vice President Kamala Harris meets South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul
US Vice President Kamala Harris held bilateral talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Thursday on the heels of North Korea’s latest missile launches and amid fears that it may conduct a nuclear test.
US Vice President Kamala Harris held bilateral talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Thursday on the heels of North Korea’s latest missile launches and amid fears that it may conduct a nuclear test.
South Korea was the last leg of Harris’ four-day trip to Asia whose aim was to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to the security of its Asian allies.
Despite the close alliance between the United States and South Korea, the relationship between the two countries has been marked by tension recently.
A new law signed by US President Joe Biden prevented electric cars built outside of North America from being eligible for U.S. government subsidies, undermining the competitiveness of automakers like Seoul-based Hyundai.
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South Koreans have reacted with a sense of betrayal, and Harris acknowledged the dispute in a conversation with the country’s prime minister, Han Duck-soo, on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Harris was also expected to visit the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula later in the day.
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, while Harris was in Japan, and had fired one before she left Washington on Sunday.
The launches contributed to a record level of missile testing this year.
Image: AP
