Vice President Mike Pence will spend the Easter holiday weekend visiting with leaders in South Korea.
Pence will fly from Washington, D.C., to Anchorage, Alaska, before continuing onto Seoul.
On Sunday, Pence will visit the Seoul National Cemetery before attending an evening Easter church service with U.S. and Korean service members, their family and local residents at the Yongsan Garrison Army Base. Pence is also scheduled to have dinner with the group at the base.
Pence’s visit to Asia comes during a contentious time in U.S.-North Korea relations.
While North Korea is warning of a “big event” in the near future — possibly by the weekend — Pentagon officials have mobilized resources to hit back.
The U.S. said this week that it is well-prepared to respond with military action to any hostile behavior or serious threat from North Korea, including launching missiles at the nation’s nuclear test site, U.S. intelligence officials said Thursday evening according to a report.
