SEOUL MINISTRY - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin at the Ministry of Defense in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 14, 2011. Gates met with Kim and President Lee Myung-bak to discuss U.S and Korean defense issues. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry MorrisonIn Tokyo, Gates Calls For Unity, Pledges Help If S. Korea Is Attacked By North -- Washington Post
TOKYO - South Korea would have U.S. support if it retaliates in the event of another North Korean attack, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Thursday as he called on all the countries in the region to work together to ward off such a provocation.
In Tokyo on the fourth day of a northeast Asia trip, Gates met with all the Japanese government's senior officials as part of an effort to create a united front against North Korean belligerence and further the U.S. policy of forcing Pyongyang to halt random attacks on the South and return to talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program.
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