The U.S. keeps 30, 000 troops in Korea to deal with the threats on that peninsula, which are of direct interest to Japan.
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He also told his South Korean counterpart that the US-South Korea alliance was "instrumental in maintaining stability on the Korean peninsula", Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a statement.
Its arrival in Singapore coincides with escalating tensions in the region and continuing threats from North Korea, although it is unlikely the vessel will be deployed to the Korean Peninsula in the near future.
South Korea's defense ministry said North Korea fired three missiles into waters off the Korean peninsula on Saturday, followed by a fourth Sunday.
South Korea's defense ministry said North Korea fired three missiles into waters off the Korean peninsula on Saturday, followed by a fourth missile Sunday.
The international community stands united in its commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and in its demand that North Korea comply with its international obligations.
The U.S. has been irritated too by the EU's agreement that Persson should make an official visit to North and South Korea seeking to aid the reconciliation process on the peninsula.
And on the Korean peninsula, we stand with our ally South Korea, and insist that North Korea keeps its commitment to abandon nuclear weapons.
"Our goal is complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and we will not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state, " he said.
Clinton said it was too early to determine if there was a prospect for a shift in relations on the Korean peninsula with the younger Kim, who lived outside of North Korea for a time.
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But together we also remain willing to engage in meaningful talks -- meaningful talks -- with North Korea with the shared goals of denuclearization and the reduction of tensions on the peninsula and in the region.
On October 24th officials from the United States, China, South Korea and North Korea emerged from more talks about talks about a peace treaty for the Korean peninsula with an agreement to meet again in January.
China, North Korea's closest ally, has called for calm and restraint on the Korean peninsula.
And we talked about the security situation in the region and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and agreed to continue working closely together in implementing our North Korea policy.
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South Korea's admission to a nuclear past was bound to complicate the diplomacy on the peninsula.
Urging an early resumption of long-stalled six-party talks committed to reining in North Korea's nuclear program, Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue told Xinhua that "the peninsula's denuclearization and the normalization of relations" was in all parties' interest.
Kerry and the Chinese foreign policy chief, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, said the two nations would work together to create a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, effectively forcing North Korea to give up its arsenal.
It took 20 months of haggling just to get North Korea to sit down on December 9th in Geneva with South Korea, the United States and China to begin talks on a new peace framework for the Korean peninsula.
Late last week, South Korea's new President, Park Geun-hye, warned that the security situation on the Korean Peninsula was "very grave".
This one involves not just North Korea and America, but also South Korea and China, and is the fourth in a series of meetings designed to bring peace to the Korean peninsula (the Korean war ended with an armistice in 1953 but no formal peace treaty).
But South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.1 percent to 1, 920.40 as tensions lingered on the Korean Peninsula.
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