Blinken says has profound concerns over Russia-North Korea military ties

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul, South Korea, November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he and South Korea's foreign minister Park Jin share "profound" concerns about the growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.

Blinken and Park also said they discussed working together to implement a so-called extended deterrence strategy of countering threats from North Korea and furthering strategic cooperation with Japan.