Clinton to travel to S Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Itar-Tass) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton will travel to the Republic of Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan July
19-23, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said on Wednesday, July
14.
In Seoul, Secretary Clinton and Secretary of Defence Robert Gates will
join their respective Republic of Korea counterparts, Foreign Minister Yu
Myung-hwan and Minister of National Defense Kim Tae-young, for a 2+2
meeting to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. Secretary
Clinton and Secretary Gates will also meet with President Lee Myung-bak.
In Vietnam, the Secretary will meet with senior Vietnamese leaders to
discuss key bilateral and regional issues. The Secretary will also attend
a luncheon highlighting the 15th anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral
relationship. Later in the day, the Secretary will participate in the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post Ministerial Conference
and following that she will join the Foreign Ministers of Cambodia, Laos,
Thailand and Vietnam for their second meeting to discuss the Lower Mekong
Initiative. Secretary Clinton will also lead the U.S. delegation to the
17th ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial in Hanoi.
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