US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opened a visit to crisis-riven South Korea where he will seek delicately to encourage continuity with the policies, but not tactics, of the impeached president.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Seoul late Sunday evening, initiating a high-stakes diplomatic mission aimed at navigating the political turmoil engulfing South Korea. His visit underscores the Biden administration's commitment to maintaining robust alliances in the Asia-Pacific region,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea on a mission to reaffirm America's "ironclad" alliance with the Asian country, the State Department said Friday, the first trip to Seoul by a top U.S. official since President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law attempt last month.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit South Korea amid a prolonged crisis triggered by short-lived martial law. The expected visit may begin Sunday, the Seoul-based Yonhap News reported, citing diplomatic sources.

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea on a mission to reaffirm America's "ironclad" alliance with the Asian country, the State Department said.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits South Korea on Monday, where he will seek to encourage continuity with the policies, but not tactics, of impeached president Yoon.

The State Department announced Friday that Blinken would visit Seoul, South Korean, Tokyo and Paris beginning Sunday. In South Korea, which is in the midst of political turmoil following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol,