MINISTER'S GREETING - South Korean Deputy Defense Minister Chang Kwang-il, left, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, upon his arrival at Seoul Air Base, South Korea, July 19, 2010. Gates is in Korea to visit troops and participate in high-level government talks. DoD photo by Cherie CullenUS Defence Chief Gates In Seoul For Security Talks -- BBC News
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has arrived in South Korea for a visit, seen as a show of support amid a row with North Korea over the sinking of a warship.
Mr Gates is expected to finalise joint military exercises with Seoul, in a display of strength to Pyongyang.
He will be joined in Seoul by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday for high-level security talks.
The warship incident has raised tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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