Speaking separately to his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeats the US' 'ironclad commitment' to their defence
US Secretary Blinken's visit to China on June 18 and 19 will mark the first trip by a top US diplomat in nearly five years. / Photo: AP Archive
Blinken on Friday reassured Foreign Minister Park Jin of the US'"ironclad commitment" to South Korea's defence, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement on Saturday.
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