Kerry’s visit to S Korea sparks protests

The visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry to South Korea has sparked protests, with the demonstrators saying they are furious at Washington’s policies on the Korean Peninsula.

John Kerry arrived in South Korea on Friday for talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se to give fulsome US backing to military ally South Korea amid rising tensions with its northern neighbor.
The demonstrators gathered in front of the Foreign Ministry building in Seoul to protest against the ongoing military exercises between South Korea and the US, demanding that Kerry go to North Korea for peace talks.
The anti-war activists also called for an end to sanctions against North Korea.
The protesters blamed the United States for stoking tensions between the two Koreas and accused the US military of making huge profits out of the tensions in the region.
Speaking at a press conference with his South Korean counterpart, Kerry warned North Korea against a possible nuclear missile launch, saying it would be a “huge mistake.”
The Korean Peninsula has been locked in a cycle of escalating military rhetoric following the participation of nuclear-capable US B-52 and B-2 stealth bombers in recent joint military drills with South Korea.