U.S., S.Korea eye broader Asia role while sprucing up N.Korea plans
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By Phil Stewart and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -The defence chiefs of the United States and South Korea said on Thursday they would review and update ways to deter North Korea, even as they emphasised a growing regional role for Seoul. North Korea’s missile and weapons developments are increasingly destabilising for regional security, U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said after talks with his South Korean counterpart, Suh Wook, but the two sides also discussed issues beyond the Korean peninsula. For the first time, their joint statement reaffirmed “the importance of preserving peace and s…

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