Kamala Harris to visit DMZ, Trump to hold talks with Koreas

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Kamala Harris to visit DMZ, Trump to hold talks with Koreas

U.S. vice president Kamala Harris will be visiting the Demilitarized Zone DMZ separating the two Koreas, where former President Donald Trump will hold talks with Kim Jong Un.

What Happened: Harris will be in the Korean DMZ on Thursday to show solidarity with Seoul after North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday, its first known test since June, according to a report by Reuters.

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The visit of the vice president was publicly confirmed by South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo during his meeting with Harris in Tokyo and later confirmed by U.S. officials.

Harris is in Asia to lead a U.S. presidential delegation to the funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday.

The visit will underscore the strength of the alliance between South Korea and the U.S. in the face of threats from North Korea, an anonymous U.S. official said.

Harris will meet service members, get an operational briefing from the U.S. commanders and reflect on the sacrifice of the soldiers of both countries at the DMZ.

Han said that your visit to the DMZ and Seoul will be symbolic of your strong commitments to security and peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Trump held talks with North Korean leader Kim in the DMZ earlier in the year, becoming the country's first sitting president to meet the supreme leader after crossing the demarcation line.