South Korea's Yoon, US spy chief to discuss North Korea-Russia ties, report says
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in Daegu, South Korea, on June 25, 2024.
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SEOUL - US spy chief Avril Haines will be in South Korea and meet President Yoon Suk-yeol on June 28 amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula and a recent pact between Moscow and Pyongyang pledging closer military ties, a news report said on June 27.
Ms Haines will meet Mr Yoon and discuss the deepening Russia-North Korea ties and Pyongyang's provocative moves, the Joongang Ilbo daily reported, citing an unnamed national security official.
The meeting will be unofficial and there is no plan to make their discussions public, the official was quoted as saying.
Mr Yoon's office said it cannot confirm the report.
Nuclear-armed North Korea said on June 27 that it had successfully tested a missile
On his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mr Kim signed a mutual defence pact
Moscow and Pyongyang deny such arms transactions.
Following the signing of the military pact by Mr Kim and Mr Putin, South Korea said it would review the possibility of supplying arms directly to Ukraine, reversing a position it had maintained despite pressure from Washington and the West.
South Korea has emerged as a major arms exporter, aiming to become the world's fourth-largest supplier of weapons. REUTERS
