S. Korea's top diplomat to visit U.S. for talks on strengthening alliance, N.K. provocations

▲ South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin (L) shakes hands with his U.S. counterpart, Antony Blinken, at the ministerial meeting of the Minerals Security Partnership in New York on Sept. 22, 2022, in this file photo provided by the Seoul foreign ministry. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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S. Korea's top diplomat to visit U.S. for talks on strengthening alliance, N.K. provocations

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin will depart for the United States on Wednesday for talks on strengthening their alliance and seek international support in dealing with North Korea's provocations.

Park and his American counterpart, Antony Blinken, plan to hold talks in Washington, D.C., on Friday (local time), Park's ministry said.

The minister is also scheduled to meet with senior officials at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration to discuss bilateral cooperation in space-related areas.

Before his trip to Washington, Park will stop by New York for a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He also plans to meet with ambassadors from members of the U.N. Security Council to request their support in responding to the North's saber-rattling. Park plans to return to Seoul on Sunday.

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