Kamala Harris visited the DMZ today – just one day after North Korea fired two short range missiles into the sea. “It is clearly a provocation and it is meant, we believe, to destabilize the region,” she said. “And we’re taking it seriously.”
Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Demilitarized Zone that divides North and South Korea on Thursday, emphasizing the United States’ commitment to its Asian allies just a day after Kim Jong Un’s regime fired two short range missiles into the sea off its east coast.
The vice president arrived in the DMZ after concluding a visit to Seoul, the South Korean capital, where she and President Yoon Suk Yeol reaffirmed their shared goal of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and condemned North Korea’s missile launches and provocative nuclear rhetoric.“It’s so close,” she said as she looked toward the North Korean side. “It’s 50 meters away,” her briefer replied.
“We are reminded that the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea stands ready to address any contingency,” Harris said. “The commitment of the United States to the defense of the Republic of Korea I will report is ironclad.”
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