U.S. Secretary of State Blinken visits South Korea on the 8th...to solidify the unity of ”Japan, U.S. and South Korea” ahead of the U.S.-China summit meeting

South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (equivalent to Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs) announced on the 8th that U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will visit South Korea. Since the inauguration of the Yun Seo-gyul (Yun Seok-yue) administration, the US Secretary of State has not yet visited South Korea.
It's my first time. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will visit South Korea for two days and one night after attending the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo.
During his visit to South Korea, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin, and discussed the U.S.-South Korea alliance, North Korea issues, economic security, and advanced technology.
The meeting is scheduled to discuss a wide range of topics, including technology, regional and international situations. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Defense of the United States and South Korea on March 17-18, 2021 during the Moon Jae-in administration.
I once visited South Korea to attend a ``2+2'' conference. If this happens, it will be his first visit to South Korea in two and a half years. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference (AP) will be held in San Francisco in the middle of this month.
He will visit Japan and South Korea ahead of a meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the EC) summit meeting, which is analyzed as a move to solidify the bond between Japan, the US, and South Korea. China in APEC
It is expected that the North will seek to coordinate opinions with South Korea in order to put pressure on North Korea before holding talks with South Korea. There are also concerns about military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, the Israeli-Palestinian war, and the Ukraine war.
Coordination between Japan, the US, and South Korea regarding international situations is also expected to be discussed. Since the inauguration of the Yun Seok-Yeong administration, the US-ROK foreign ministers' meeting has been held four times, and the Japan-US-ROK foreign ministers' meeting has been held five times. South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ``Anthony Blinken.
I hope that the Secretary of State's visit to South Korea will be an important opportunity for the U.S.-ROK alliance, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, to further develop as a global comprehensive strategic alliance."
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