May 5, 2016
US Intelligence Chief Visits Seoul for Talks on N. Korea
KBS World Radio
May 5, 2016
The top U.S. intelligence official arrived in Seoul Wednesday and met with key South Korean foreign affairs and defense officials.
A government official in Seoul said Thursday that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper visited the Defense Ministry Wednesday morning and held a closed-door meeting with Minister Han Min-koo.
The official said the two are believed to have held talks about the security situation on the Korean Peninsula, adding that details of their discussion can’t be revealed.
The meeting is believed to have addressed the possibility of a North Korean provocation including a nuclear test as Clapper’s visit came just before the North’s ruling party congress scheduled Friday.
After talks with Minister Han, Clapper is said to have met with other ranking officials at Seoul’s presidential office and the National Intelligence Service as well as General Vincent Brooks, the new commander of U.S. Forces Korea.