Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to China, Thailand, Japan and South Korea July 8-13, the State Department announces. Following is the State Department press release: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman For Immediate Release July 5, 2005 2005/673 STATEMENT BY SEAN MCCORMACK, SPOKESMAN Travel by Secretary Rice to East Asia Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to China, Thailand, Japan and the Republic of Korea from July 8 - July 13. During her stops in each country Secretary Rice will meet with senior government officials for discussions of political and economic issues of bilateral concern, as well as global and regional matters of mutual interest such as the North Korean nuclear issue, cooperation on fighting terrorism and transnational crimes, and tsunami recovery and reconstruction efforts. Created: 05 Jul 2005 Updated: 05 Jul 2005
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