U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to arrive in Seoul on Wednesday for talks with his South Korean counterpart, as the allies step up cooperation in the face of growing concerns over North Korea's closer military ties with Russia.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks at journalists during a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa at the foreign ministry in Tokyo, Japan, November 7, 2023. Toshifumi Kitamura/Pool via REUTERSSEOUL, Nov 8 -
North Korea is preparing to launch a spy satellite after having failed twice this year to put one in orbit.Pyongyang and Moscow have denied claims of arms deals while their leaders pledged closer military cooperation when they met in September in Russia's far east. North Korea in November in 2022 tested the Hwasong-17 ICBM, a weapon potentially able to deliver a nuclear warhead to anywhere in the United States.
A U.S. official has said the United States remained focused on the Indo-Pacific despite other global challenges and Blinken's trip demonstrated such "enduring" commitment.
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