CIA’s Pompeo in South Korea amid Heightened Tension
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America's CIA director is making an unannounced visit to South Korea, the US Embassy in Seoul confirmed Monday, amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
An embassy official said Mike Pompeo and his wife were in the South Korean capital on Monday, but wouldn't say for how long.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
South Korean media reports said Pompeo arrived in South Korea over the weekend for meetings with the head of South Korea's National Intelligence Service and high-level officials in the presidential office.
The US official, however, wouldn't confirm any meetings beyond ones with officials at US Forces in Korea and the US Embassy.
The visit came after North Korea conducted another missile test on Saturday, and a US aircraft carrier group was in nearby waters.
A Japanese destroyer left port Monday, reportedly to escort US naval ships as Japan increases its military role in the region.
The Japanese destroyer Izumo, a helicopter carrier, departed from Yokosuka port south of Tokyo in the morning.
Meanwhile, Japanese media reports said it will meet up with and escort a US supply ship, a first-time mission under new security legislation that allows Japan's military a greater role overseas.
They said the US ship is expected to refuel other American warships, including the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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