Share this Story: U.S. envoy for North Korea to visit South amid standoff over military drillsU.S. envoy for North Korea to visit South amid standoff over military drillsArticle content SEOUL — The U.S. envoy for North Korea will visit South Korea this weekend, South Korea’s foreign ministry said on Friday, amid a standoff over South Korea-U.S. military exercises that the North has warned could trigger a security crisis. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. North Korea sees such exercises as a rehearsal for war against it. It warned South Korea that the drills would risk a tentative thaw in relations between the two Koreas, which reopened hotlines last month, a year after North Korea suspended them. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin)Share this article in your social networkAdvertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Source: National Post August 20, 2021 09:22 UTC