U.S. Pacific Commander meets South Korea's Foreign Minister in Seoul

Record ID: 907407

  • Title: U.S. Pacific Commander meets South Korea's Foreign Minister in Seoul
  • Date: 22nd August 2017
  • Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AUGUST 22, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SOUTH KOREA'S FOREIGN MINISTER, KANG KYUNG-WHA (IN GREY JACKET), WALKING INTO MEETING ROOM AND SHAKING HANDS WITH COMMANDER OF THE U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND, HARRY HARRIS (IN MILITARY UNIFORM) HARRIS (LEFT) AND KANG (RIGHT) POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS HARRIS, U.S. DELEGATION, KANG, AND SOUTH KOREA'S OFFICIALS TAKING SEATS HARRIS SPEAKING AND KANG LISTENING HARRIS SPEAKING U.S. MILITARY OFFICERS SITTING KANG SPEAKING SOUTH KOREA'S OFFICIALS SITTING HARRIS SPEAKING KANG SPEAKING AND HARRIS LISTENING MEETING IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF SOUTH KOREA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SIGN ON BUILDING READING (Korean and English): "MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS"
  • Embargoed: 5th September 2017 04:06
  • Keywords: U.S. Pacific Commander Harry Harris South Korea Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha North Korea missiles
  • Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
  • City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
  • Country: South Korea
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016V8MWXZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command Harry Harris sat down for talks with South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Tuesday (August 22) in Seoul, amid rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes.
    The meeting was held at South Korea's Foreign Ministry and comes as the U.S. and South Korea conduct annual joint military drills known as the 'Ulchi Freedom Guardian', which Harris is expected to observe.
    The August 21 to 31 exercises involve computer simulations designed to prepare for the unthinkable: war with a nuclear-capable North Korea.
    North Korea's rapid progress in developing nuclear weapons and missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland has fuelled a surge in regional tension and U.N.-led sanctions appear to have failed to bite deeply enough to change Pyongyang's mind.
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