U.S. "Korea's impeachment process is a democratic political process..."Don't abuse anyone".

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The U.S. says no one should abuse South Korea's impeachment.

He stressed that cooperation between South Korea and the U.S. continues, saying that he is closely watching the possibility of North Korea's provocations.

Reporter Kwon Young-hee reports.

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The U.S. government evaluated the Korean impeachment process as a democratic political process.

Regarding the possibility of North Korea's provocations taking advantage of political turmoil, he stressed that no one should abuse this period.

It contains a strong warning against North Korea's misjudgment.

[Sabrina Singh/ U.S. Department of Defense Deputy Spokesperson] I hope no actor will exploit this period. We need to make sure that this process that we are focusing on goes ahead.]

He also said that cooperation and dialogue between South Korea and the U.S. continue normally even in the face of impeachment.

Secretary of Defense Austin described his 13th visit to the Indo-Pacific as a testament to the U.S. importance of the region.

U.S. Defense Secretary Austin, who visited Japan after postponing his visit to South Korea due to the civil war, also stressed cooperation with South Korea.

The U.S. commitment to extended deterrence against South Korea has also been confirmed once again.

[U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin: Confident and determined to meet challenges, we are committed to developing historic trilateral cooperation with South Korea]

Recently, we have expressed great concern about the relationship between North Korea and Russia.

It said it expected Russia to repay the North in some form for providing weapons and troops.

Earlier, Austin diagnosed that there has been no North Korean provocation movement amid South Korea's political crisis.

I'm YTN's Kwon Younghee.

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