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| Gates due in Seoul on N. Korean provocations |
| 2010-12-28 |
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will visit South Korea next month to discuss enhancing the alliance with South Korea, the Pentagon said Monday. Gates will meet with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin while in Seoul on Jan. 14, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said, adding they will discuss ways to "address the threats posed by North Korean provocations and its nuclear and missile programs." The chief U.S. defense official will also travel to Beijing and Tokyo, Morrell said. |
| Posted by:Steve White |