美国官员已经证实，美国总统奥巴马将于下星期访问首尔期间前往朝鲜和韩国之间局势紧张的非军事区。白宫官员说，奥巴马星期天将视察非军事区的美国部队。奥巴马在首尔参加一次备受关注的核安全峰会之前，将首次视察驻非军事区美军。
星期二，美国总统副国家安全事务助理罗德斯在电话记者会上说，奥巴马这次非军事区之行的要点是表示对2万8000多名驻韩美军的支持以及强调美国与韩国的安全同盟关系。罗德斯说，奥巴马要向朝鲜传达的信息与他的政府一直在传达的信息一样，即只要平壤履行自己的义务并进行非核化，就可以顺利地与国际社会改善关系。
U.S. officials have confirmed that President Barack Obama will visit the tense demilitarized zone between North and South Korea next week during a visit to Seoul. White House officials say Mr. Obama will visit with American forces Sunday at the DMZ, making it his first event before a high-profile Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.
In a conference call with reporters Tuesday, Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said the main points of the DMZ visit are to show support for the more than 28,000 U.S. troops serving in Korea and to stress the U.S. security alliance with South Korea. He said the president's message to North Korea is the same as it has been throughout his administration, that by meeting its obligations and denuclearizing Pyongyang can follow a clear path to better relations with the international community.
