Washington News Square 2022/6/23

VOA Korean morning news program ‘Washington News Plaza’ will be broadcast on June 23, 2022. The U.S. State Department has revealed the U.S. Embassy’s four-year goals for the next four years, including strengthening U.S.-ROK mutual defense capabilities and pursuing dialogue with North Korea. The US government has announced that it will ban the use and production of anti-personnel mines in all regions except the Korean Peninsula. The U.S. Department of Defense has selected a manufacturer of the SM-3 missile, a maritime interceptor that is evaluated to be suitable for countering North Korean ballistic missiles. Broadcast time: 5:00-6:00 am on the Korean Peninsula (20:00-21:00 UTC).