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Updated May 22nd, 2021 at 11:58 IST

South Korea's Moon arrives at WH for Biden meeting

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived at the White House Friday afternoon for talks with President Joe Biden.

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived at the White House Friday afternoon for talks with President Joe Biden.

Moon is hoping the meeting will lead to renewed diplomatic urgency by the U.S. on curbing North Korea’s nuclear program. The White House, however, is signaling that it is taking a longer view on one of the most difficult foreign policy challenges Biden faces.

Ahead of Friday’s meeting, White House officials said North Korea will be a central focus of talks. Coordination on vaccine distribution, climate change and regional security concerns spurred by China are also high on the president’s list.

The White House announced last month that it had completed a review of North Korea policy and that Biden would veer from the strategies of his two most recent predecessors, rejecting both Donald Trump’s deeply personal effort to win over North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Barack Obama’s more hands-off approach.

Moon is just the second in-person foreign leader session for Biden because of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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Published May 22nd, 2021 at 11:57 IST

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