청 "US Secretary of State and Defense Secretary Visit South Korea Together, Meet President Moon"

Biden's First Overseas Visit Since US Administration Inauguration Includes Korea... "South Korea-US Foreign and Defense Ministers 2+2 Meeting Held for the First Time in 5 Years"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are set to make their first overseas visit since the Biden administration took office, during which they will pay a courtesy call on President Moon Jae-in.

A Blue House official stated on the 10th, "The U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense will visit South Korea together. This is their first overseas trip. It is unprecedented for South Korea to be the first destination."

The view of the Blue House from Namsan, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense plan to visit South Korea after stopping in Japan on their first overseas trip. The Blue House emphasized the significance of South Korea being included as the first overseas destination.

A Blue House official explained, "The South Korea-U.S. Foreign and Defense Ministers 2+2 meeting will be held for the first time in five years. Preparations are underway for the presidential courtesy call, and arrangements are being made so that both ministers can visit the president together."

Separately, meetings are also scheduled between the U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense and National Security Office Director Suh Hoon, respectively.

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