Top U.S. diplomat to go to South Korea with eye on political disaster

Seoul –
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will go to South Korea for talks subsequent week, the 2 nations introduced Friday, with Seoul mired in political turmoil as its impeached president resists arrest.

Blinken, on what is going to probably be his final worldwide journey earlier than President-elect Donald Trump’s return, may even go to Japan and France, the State Department mentioned.

South Korea is a key safety ally for Washington, however the nation has been wracked by a disaster sparked by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial legislation decree on Dec. 3.