Secretary of State Blinken slams North Korea's human rights abuses msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
4 days ago U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, center left, walks with Gen. Robert B. Abrams, commander of United States Forces Korea, after Austin arrived at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, March 17. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP) SEOUL, South Korea America’s top diplomat on Wednesday criticized North Korea’s human rights record and reiterated a vow to strip the country of its nuclear program, a day after Pyongyang warned Washington to “refrain from causing a stink” amid deadlocked nuclear negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in South Korea with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin earlier Wednesday as part of their regional tour aimed at boosting America’s Asian alliances to better deal with growing challenges from China and North Korea.
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Environmental cleanup costs weigh on Korea
Posted : 2020-12-13 19:08
By Kang Seung-woo
Despite an agreement on the return of 12 military bases from the United States to Korea, the party responsible for cleaning up environmental contamination at the sites remains an outstanding issue between the allies.
The agreement was finalized, Friday, during a virtual joint committee session of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between Director-General Ko Yun-ju of the North American Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Lt. Gen. Scott Pleus, deputy commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK). The 12 sites include two plots of land in Yongsan Garrison, Camp Kim and four other sites in the capital city.
Parts of Yongsan Garrison Among a Dozen US Military Sites Being Returned to South Korea
Col. Teresa Schlosser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District (FED) commander, and Richard Byrd, FED Deputy District Engineer, roll the district flag during a colors casing ceremony, Aug. 31, 2018, in Seoul, South Korea. (U.S. Army/Antwaun Parrish)
11 Dec 2020 Stars and Stripes | By Seth Robson and Yoo Kyong Chang
Parts of Yongsan Garrison and the former headquarters of Stars and Stripes in Seoul are among a dozen U.S. military sites that will be returned to South Korea by U.S. forces, according U.S. and South Korean officials.