S.Korea's Yoon hails US ties at joint meeting of Congress

Yoon greeting members of Congress as he departs after delivering remarks to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol on April 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. - AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP): President Yoon Suk-yeol celebrated Seoul's "stronger than ever" alliance with Washington in a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday (April 27) as the partners unite to deter North Korea's nuclear threat.

Yoon is on a week-long US state visit to mark the 70th anniversary of the friendship, amid saber-rattling from the North, the war in Ukraine and other global challenges facing both countries.