According to a government source in Seoul, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi will visit the border region that separates South Korea from North Korea on Thursday, after a controversial trip to Taiwan.
The source said Pelosi, who arrived in Seoul on Wednesday night, is expected to visit the “demilitarized zone” (DMZ).
If the visit happens, Pelosi will be the top US official to pass through the border town of Panmunjom since Donald Trump in 2019.
On this occasion, Trump, the American president, met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the region.
Pelosi spoke about North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs during a meeting with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo.
According to a joint statement, the two “expressed their concerns about the escalation of threats from North Korea”.
North Korea has conducted a record number of weapons tests this year.
Pelosi and the Speaker of the South Korean Parliament called for “strong and prolonged deterrence against North Korea”. They also expressed their support for their government’s efforts to denuclearize Pyongyang.
According to government sources, the US representative is expected to speak on the phone with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who is on vacation this week.
As part of her Asia tour, Pelosi made a less than 24-hour visit to Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory.
The trip sparked an uprising in Beijing, which began the largest military exercises in decades around the island on Thursday.
source: Noticias
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