U.S. intelligence chief visits DMZ on North Korean border - Yonhap


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  • Thursday, 13 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies as the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence holds its annual World-Wide Threat Hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 15, 2021.Tasos Katopodis/Pool via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines visited the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) along the border with North Korea as part of a visit to South Korea on Thursday, the Yonhap news agency reported.

Haines' visit comes a week ahead of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's first summit with new U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington.

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