South Korean government sources said Tuesday that Seoul and Washington are considering visiting U.S. President Joe Biden’s massive fortified demilitarized zone between the two Koreas.
Biden’s visit to South Korea from May 20-22 for his summit meeting with President Yoon Seok-yeol, followed by a trip to Tokyo on May 22 to attend a four-way security “quartet” meeting with leader of Australia, India, and India. He was set to go. Japanese.
Recent signs of North Korea’s readiness to conduct a nuclear test suggest that Biden may send a message during his visit to the region urging Pyongyang to refrain from “provocation.”
Observers believe that this visit, if made, could serve as an opportunity for Biden to better understand the reality of security on the Korean Peninsula and to reaffirm the unity in the alliance between Seoul and Washington amid concerns over possible nuclear attack. trial of Pyongyang.
Several former US presidents have visited South Korea, the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas.
Former President Ronald Reagan visited this region in 1983 as the first U.S. president, followed by former President Bill Clinton in 1993, former President George W. Bush in 2002, and former President Barack Obama in 2012.
In this region, former US President Donald Trump, former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in June 2019.
On the other hand, during his visit to South Korea, Biden may visit the US base “Camp Humphreys” in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of the capital Seoul, to encourage US soldiers stationed in South Korea.
Source: Yonhap
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