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Harris slams N. Korea for dictatorship, reaffirms U.S. security commitment to S. Korea
The U.S. Vice President wrapped up her trip to South Korea by visiting the DMZ. There she reaffirmed Seoul and Washington's strong alliance against threats from the regime. Kamal Harris also met with female Korean leaders in a move to promote gender equality. Kim Dami has the full story. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris slammed North Korea for the regime's brutal dictatorship, stressing that Washington and the world are pursuing a peaceful Korean Peninsula where the North is no longer a threat. Making her first visit to the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Thursday, Harris reaffirmed the U.S.' unwavering security commitment to South Korea. "In the North, we see a brutal dictatorship, rampant human rights violations and an unlawful weapons program that threatens peace and stability."
While encouraging American soldiers at Camp Bonifas, Harris stressed that Seoul and Washington are prepared for any contingency. Her visit to the heavily armed area is a first from a high-ranking official from the Biden administration... and also comes on the heels of the North's latest missile launches. Promoting gender equality, a key agenda of the Biden administration, also topped Harris's visit to South Korea. The vice president presided the so-called 'Groundbreaking women round table,' inviting Korean female leaders in various fields, including Academy Award-winning actress Youn Yuh-jung and Olympic Gold Medalist Figure Skater Kim Yuna. "I, therefore, believe if we want to strengthen democracy we must pay attention gender equity and do good and important work, uplifting the status of women in every way, socially, economically, in terms of safety." The White House had previously pointed out the number of female high-ranking officials in Korea is much lower than those in other developed countries. Thursday's meeting marked the third time that a high-ranking official from the Biden administration met with female leaders in South Korea, followed by the ones with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
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