US national security advisor meets with South Korean officials to discuss major bilateral issues amid Seoul's trade spat with Japan and stalled nuclear talks with North Korea
In this Dec. 26, 2018, file photo, national security adviser John Bolton attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and senior military leadership at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.
On his arrival in South Korea late on Tuesday, Bolton tweeted that he was "looking forward to productive meetings with the leadership of our important ally and partner so vital to Indo-Pacific security and prosperity". Japan, which has denied that a dispute over compensation for South Koreans forced to work for Japanese occupiers during World War Two is behind the export curbs, is now considering removing South Korea from a Japanese "white list" of countries with minimum trade restrictions, which would impose tougher conditions.
Denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the United States have stalled after a second summit between US President Donald Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam in February broke down.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
South Korea fires warning shots at Russian warplanesSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean jets fired warning shots after a Russian military plane violated South Korea's airspace on Tuesday, Seoul officials said, in the first such incident between...
Read more »
U.S. security adviser Bolton meets South Korean officials, seeks stronger tiesU.S. security adviser Bolton meets South Korean officials to discuss North Korea, alliance
Read more »
US to step in amid trade spat between Japan and South KoreaJapan thought it had paid for its crimes during the imperial era in 1965 but South Korea believes otherwise. Now they are mired in a trade war and the US may have to intervene
Read more »
Japan-South Korea relations in 'very severe' state: Japan's SugaJapan's top government spokesman said on Wednesday the country's relat...
Read more »
South Korea asks Japan not to drop it from smooth-trade listSouth Korea protested on Wednesday against a Japanese plan to remove it from a J...
Read more »
North Korea detains Russians, South Koreans in fishing vesselNorth Korea is holding 15 Russian and two South Korean crew of a fishing vessel for violating entry regulations, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said on Wednesday.
Read more »