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WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (KUNA) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and
Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell will travel to Asia next week to discuss the
latest developments in North Korea and Burma.
The State Department said in a statement that Campbell will travel to
China, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and Japan January 3-7, 2012 "to meet with
senior officials to discuss a range of important bilateral, regional, and
global issues, including latest developments related to North Korea and
Burma".
Campbell will arrive in Beijing on January 3 and his meetings in Beijing
are described as "an important opportunity to continue to build a cooperative
partnership with China on shared global challenges".
Campbell will stop in Seoul on January 4 "to continue our close
consultation and coordination on the broad range issues of importance to our
alliance" before he travels to Tokyo on January 6 "to build on Foreign
Minister Gemba's visit to Washington, DC in December, and reinforce our close
cooperation with the Government of Japan". (end)
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