A former U.S. ambassador to South Korea called Tuesday for beefed-up defense drills between Seoul and Washington to counter North Korean threats, stressing the pursuit of dialogue with the recalcitrant regime should not come at the expense of the allies military readiness.
Deepened trilateral cooperation between the U.S. and its two key East Asian allies is a positive development, but the fragility of Japanese and South Korean leadership underscores the importance of long-term reconciliation.
Negotiations alone will not rid North Korea of its nuclear ambition, former U.S. ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris argued Tuesday, insisting that U.S. policy of using negotiations to remove North Korea s nuclear weapons is no longer useful.
To address North Korea’s provocations and ensure stability in the region, South Korea and Japan must put aside the ‘bad history’ between them, said former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris.