SYDNEY: US super carrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday, on a visit to Australia aimed at mending fences following a testy first call between the countries’ leaders. “The United States intends to honor the agreement,” Pence said Saturday, but added that it “doesn’t mean we admire the agreement”. “Our expectation is that they will be in the Sea of Japan in position in a matter of days, before the end of this month,” Pence told reporters in Sydney. “The steps we’re seeing China take, in many ways unprecedented steps, bringing economic pressure to bear on North Korea are very welcome,” Pence said. Trump’s deputy visited South Korea and Japan before Australia to reassure allies fretting over Pyongyang’s quickening missile program.

Source: Manila Times April 22, 2017 06:00 UTC