NEW: U.S. announcing steps designed to deter North Korea from launching a nuclear attack on South Korea, according to Biden administration officials.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, speaks as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol listens during a news conference at the People's House inside the South Korean Ministry of National Defense in Seoul, South Korea, on May 21, 2022.The United States on Wednesday will announce steps designed to deter North Korea from launching a nuclear attack on South Korea, according to Biden administration officials.
The commitments, which the officials said will be called the "Washington Declaration," coincide with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to Washington, D.C. as U.S. President Biden will host Yoon for a bilateral meeting and a state dinner at the White House on Wednesday.The U.S. plans to "to make our deterrence more visible, through the regular deployment of strategic assets," an official said. The steps include a visit by a U.S.
Meanwhile, South Korea will pledge to not go nuclear, the officials said. This comes amid growing calls from the South Korean public for the country to have nuclear capabilities of its own.In addition to commitments on nuclear deterrence, the U.S.
The two countries will also announce a new student exchange program that will increase the number of Korean students coming to the U.S. and Americans studying abroad in South Korea, an official said, as well as a new volunteer initiative and an executive training program in technology for mid-career professionals.
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