Clinton leaves South Korea for Vietnam
SEOUL: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left South Korea Thursday, a US embassy spokesman said, after a one-day visit designed to show solidarity following the sinking of one of Seoul’’s warships. Clinton was headed for the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, where she will attend a meeting Friday of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) on security. While visiting Seoul along with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, she announced new US sanctions against North Korea in response to the warship sinking which killed 46 people. The United States and South Korea, citing findings of a multinational investigation, accuse the North of torpedoing the ship near the disputed Yellow Sea border in March — a charge it denies. The US and South Korea also announced plans for a series of joint naval exercises starting Sunday as a deterrent to the North, sparking complaints by China that the drills could aggravate regional tensions. Clinton plans to meet China’’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Thursday in Vietnam.
Original post:
Clinton leaves South Korea for Vietnam
Leave a Reply