Pelosi to visit DMZ border in South Korea during Asia trip
by Cami Mondeaux, Breaking News Reporter |
| August 04, 2022 08:15 AM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is set to visit the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone in South Korea as part of her high-profile Asia trip this week, according to reports.
Pelosi arrived in South Korea late Wednesday and is scheduled to visit the area that borders North Korea, according to Agence France-Presse, making her the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the area since former President Donald Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2019.
“We also say to you that friendship and the relationship that began from urgency and security, many years ago, has become the warmest of friendships. So we want to advance security, economy, and governance in an interparliamentary way," Pelosi said at a meeting with South Korean leaders on Wednesday.
The trip to North Korea wasn’t included on Pelosi’s itinerary released over the weekend detailing where the House speaker would visit during her weeklong trip. However, the California Democrat has made other last-minute changes to her schedule, visiting Taiwan on Tuesday despite warnings from China and U.S. government officials.
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