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New South Korean leader to go to White House summit in June
By KIM TONG-HYUNG military officer in the Pa-
HYUNG-JIN KIM cific, met with Japanese
Associated Press Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Tokyo to discuss the North
— New South Korean Korean missile launch.
President Moon Jae-in will They said the North’s “un-
visit the White House next acceptable” action un-
month for a summit with derscored the importance
President Donald Trump of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
amid worries over North “We now need to apply
Korea’s progress in building pressure on North Korea,
a nuclear and missile arse- and Japan and the United
nal, Seoul’s presidential of- States need to coordinate
fice said Tuesday. closely so as to apply pres-
The agreement for the sure,”
leaders to meet in late Abe told reporters.
June followed a meeting Yoon said Chung and Pot-
in Seoul between Chung tinger in their meeting re-
Eui-yong, Moon’s foreign affirmed that Seoul and
policy adviser, and Matt Washington share a com-
Pottinger, the Asia direc- mon goal in the “complete
tor on Trump’s National discarding” of North Kore-
Security Council, Moon’s an nuclear weapons and
spokesman Yoon Young- will pursue “all methods, in-
chan said. cluding sanctions and dia-
The announcement came South Korean President Moon Jae-in, front right, shakes hands with Matt Pottinger, left, Special logue” to reach the goal.
days after North Korea suc- Assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump and National Security Council (NSC) Senior Director for The allies agreed that dia-
cessfully tested a powerful East Asia, during a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 16, logue with North Korea
2017. South Korean media say the nation’s new president will visit the White House late next month
new missile that analysts amid worries over North Korea’s escalating progress in its nuclear and missile arsenal. could happen under the
believe could reach Alas- (Yonhap via AP) “right conditions,” Yoon
ka when perfected. said.
Under the leadership of “There was a basic ex-
third-generation dictator of reaching the U.S. main- making nuclear weapons Sunday achieved a higher change of opinions about
Kim Jong Un, North Korea land. small enough to fit on long- altitude and longer flight North Korea’s nuclear
has been speeding up its North Korea conducted range missiles. time than any other missile and missile provocations,”
pursuit of a decades-long two nuclear tests last year Experts say the “medium the country has tested. Yoon said about the meet-
goal of developing nucle- which are likely to have long-range” Hwasong-12 Also Tuesday, Adm. Harry ing between Chung and
ar-armed missiles capable improved its know-how in missile the North fired on Harris Jr., the top American Pottinger.q
Philippines, China leaders vow closer ties
MANILA, Philippines (AP) international arbitration rul- ironed out first “because
— Philippine President Ro- ing on a case filed by his we agreed to talk and to
drigo Duterte said Tuesday predecessor that invalidat- have a dialogue,” he add-
that he and Chinese Presi- ed Beijing’s claims to the ed.
dent Xi Jinping resolved disputed territory. Duterte Four agreements were
to strengthen their coun- met separately with Xi and signed during the visit, in-
tries’ friendship during their Chinese Premier Li Keqiang cluding a Chinese grant
meeting in Beijing, with after attending last week- of 500 million yuan ($72.5
China pledging to speed end’s “Belt and Road” million) for feasibility stud-
up infrastructure projects it trade initiative. ies of infrastructure projects
is funding in the Philippines. Duterte said both he and in the Philippines and con-
“We renewed our resolve Xi were looking forward to struction of a drug rehabili-
to strengthen our friend- officials from both countries tation center.
ship and mutually benefi- meeting later this week for Also signed were memo-
cial partnership on a broad inaugural bilateral talks on randums of understanding
range of areas,” Duterte the South China Sea. on cooperation in human
said in southern Davao City Philippine officials have resources development
on his return from Beijing. said the meeting will be and personnel exchanges,
“We resolved to fully use held Friday in southwestern energy cooperation, and
the mechanisms we have China. enhancing government
established to dialogue Duterte said he didn’t raise capabilities in communica-
openly, monitor progress the arbitration ruling while tion and publishing.
and ensure implementa- in Beijing. Duterte thanked China for
tion of projects.” “There is a time for me its generosity, including
Duterte, who took office to ask about the arbitral providing grants and loans,
last June, has worked to ruling, but it is not now,” promising to build two
repair relations with China Duterte said. bridges for free in metro-
that have been strained The agenda, mechanics politan Manila and increas-
by territorial conflicts in the and “how to present our ing imports of Philippine ag-
South China Sea and an case to them” have to be ricultural products.q
