SEOUL

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in South Korea on Sunday, the first stop on a trip that will include Japan and is aimed at strengthening ties with the U.S. Allies in the face of the war in Ukraine and rising competition with China.

In the South Korean capital, Seoul, Stoltenberg met Foreign Minister Park Jin and was expected to meet President Yoon Suk-yeol and Minister of National Defence Lee Jong-Sup.