The President of the US House, Nancy Pelosi , arrived in South Korea , landing with the Boeing C-40C at the Osan Us Base, near Seoul, after the almost 20-hour visit to Taiwan .
THE PROGRAM - Little is known about the appointments in the South Korean stage: the only confirmed meeting is that of tomorrow with his counterpart Kim Jin-pyo , together with the leaders of the People Power Party and the Democratic Party, with an agenda focused on Seoul-Washington cooperation on security, economics and climate change.
Instead, the hypothesis of a face to face with President Yoon Suk-yeol has become a case : when asked for a meeting between the two, a presidential official admitted this morning that "at this point there are no plans", according to local media.
Yoon is in Seoul, technically on vacation all week, though his plans to leave Seoul were canceled on Monday due to the former Attorney General's drastic drop in popularity.
VISIT TO TAIWAN - Regarding Pelosi's visit to Taiwan , which provoked a harsh reaction from Beijing, the South Korean government asked to maintain "a position to maintain close communication with stakeholders in the region on various issues", he said. added the official.
"We continue to believe that regional peace and security must be maintained through dialogue and cooperation," he concluded.
Nancy Pelosi speaking in Taiwan claimed that she was " attacked by China as a woman " and not because she was the first speaker of the US House to visit the island for 25 years. During his interview with President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, Pelosi noted that several US senators, including the chair of the foreign affairs committee, Democrat Bob Menendez, visited the island this year without being attacked by Beijing. "They made a big splash because I'm the speaker but I don't know if that was a reason or an excuse," she said. " When men came here they didn't say anything ," Pelosi said, according to a Bloomberg report.
In his meeting with the president, the Democrat also noted the achievements of both . "It is a great pride for us today, the first female speaker of the House to meet the first female president of Taiwan," said Pelosi, who became a speaker in 2007. Tsai was elected in 2016.
(Unioneonline / vl)
