Trump ‘pledges to defend South Korea’ in departure from campaign rhetoric

‘South Korean diplomatic sources have reportedly said that US President-elect Donald Trump has pledged his commitment to an existing security alliance between Washington and Seoul, despite his campaign rhetoric that the US would potentially abandon its Asian ally.
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing diplomatic officials, said on Thursday that Trump had made the pledge during a phone call with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, saying he agreed “100 percent” that the two allies should further develop their ties and that the US would maintain a strong defense posture to protect the Asian country.
During the 10-minute telephone conversation, Park also reportedly congratulated the US president-elect on his victory and said the alliance between the two countries had grown and mutual trust deepened in the face of various challenges over the past decades.’
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