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top u.s. officials will be in seoul this month to address uncertainties in the region stem
ming from north korea. u.s. deputy secretary of state william burns
who will arrive in seoul today is scheduled for talks with south korea's top presidential
security adviser kim jang-soo and vice foreign minister kim kyou-hyun .
burns' visit comes after pyongyang proposed the two koreas stop any actions that could
stoke tensions on the peninsula such as calling off seoul's annual military exercises with
washington next month. u.s. assistant secretary of state for east
asia daniel russel will visit seoul on sunday to discuss regional issues including strain
ed ties in northeast asia following the japanese prime minister's controversial war shrine
visit.