Trump arrives in S. Korea for two-day state visit

Trump arrives in S. Korea for two-day state visit

2017/11/07 12:20Article View Option

South Koreans hold banners with pictures of US President Donald Trump during a rally welcoming his visit to the country in downtown Seoul on Friday. (AP Photo) source Hindustan Times

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SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea on Tuesday for a two-day visit that will include a bilateral summit with President Moon Jae-in.

The U.S. leader landed at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, some 70 kilometers south of Seoul.

Trump will begin the state visit with a trip to Camp Humphreys, a U.S. military base in the city. He will meet with South Korean and U.S. armed service members for lunch and to be briefed on current security conditions surrounding the Korean Peninsula.

His trip follows North Korea's sixth and most powerful nuclear test so far on Sept. 3 and a series of missile provocations.

He will hold a bilateral summit with Moon at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul. They have held two bilateral summits and two rounds of three-way talks involving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

South Korea is the second stop in his five-nation Asia tour that earlier took him to Japan and also includes China, Vietnam and the Philippines.

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