A US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier enters international waters in the Sea of ​​Japan

MADRID, 12 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ has entered international waters in the Sea of ​​Japan, also known as the East Sea, as tensions rise in the region, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday.

The aircraft carrier is currently in the international waters of the Sea of ​​Japan east of the city of Ulsan, in southeastern South Korea, which is the first such maneuvers in the waters since the end of 2017, according to the aforementioned agency. .

The information has been confirmed by the news portal of the United States Naval Institute. The aircraft carrier ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ will remain in the waters of the Korean peninsula, according to the newspaper ‘South China Morning Post’.

In fact, this very Tuesday, South Korea and the United States have started preliminary military exercises before their important combined spring training, later this month, according to Yonhap.

Last week, the United States’ special envoy for North Korea, Sung Kim, and his South Korean counterpart, Noh Kyu-duk, discussed Pyongyang’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test and Washington’s efforts to continue seeking a serious dialogue and sustained with North Korea.

Sung Kim underscored “the strong commitment of the United States to the security of the Republic of Korea, while reaffirming that the United States continues to seek a serious and sustained dialogue with North Korea,” said US State Department spokesman Ned Price. , it’s a statement.

In this regard, Kim stressed the importance of “close bilateral coordination with the Republic of Korea and other allies and partners” to advance the common goal of the complete “denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”

“Both condemned the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on March 24, which was just the latest in a series of increasingly chilling launches by North Korea this year. They also reaffirmed the importance of a response strong and unified to these escalatory actions,” the statement said.

Likewise, the two special representatives condemned the ballistic missile launches as “clear violations of multiple UN Security Council resolutions that pose a serious threat to regional stability.”