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US: ‘Possibility of North Korea provocation during Biden’s visit’… Reconnaissance aircraft sortie in the East Sea

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It is now two days later on Saturday that US President Biden came to Korea to meet with President Yoon Seok-yeol. Arrival in Korea is tomorrow (the 20th). Both countries are also preparing for North Korea. In line with this period, we are closely monitoring the possibility that North Korea will launch an intercontinental ballistic missile.

As the first news, reporter Kim Hye-mi reports.

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US President Joe Biden plans to hold a summit meeting at the Oval Office in Yongsan on the 21st, the second day of his visit to Korea.

The White House said it plans to discuss North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, and said that there is a possibility that North Korea may provoke before or after President Biden’s visit to South Korea.

South Korean and American authorities are said to have caught a trend in North Korea injecting fuel into ICBMs.

In the midst of this, the U.S. also dispatched the Air Force’s special reconnaissance aircraft ‘Korbabol’ to the East Sea.

It is a character that monitors North Korea’s ICBM launch trends and at the same time warns North Korea publicly.

The Korean government will also hold the first National Security Council (NSC) Standing Committee at the basement bunker of the Yongsan Presidential Office for the first time since its inauguration this afternoon.

During the summit, a check on preparedness for North Korean provocations will also be held.