【背景】
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to Japan and South Korea this week with North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and the new Japanese government's defense policies high on the agenda. The visits come just a couple of weeks before President Barack Obama will visit the two countries.
美国国防部长罗伯特·盖茨本周将前往日本和韩国进行访问就,朝鲜核问题和导弹项目,以及日本新政府的外交政策进行交涉。而两周之后,奥巴马总统也将对两国进行访问。
【原文】
From Tokyo, Secretary Gates will travel to Seoul, where Geoff Morrell says he will try to further reassure officials of the U.S. commitment to South Korea's security, in the wake of the latest short-range missile tests by North Korea earlier this month.
【参考翻译】
离开东京之后,盖茨部长还将访问首尔。杰夫称,继本月初朝鲜发射的一系列短程导弹测试之后,盖茨在首尔将进一步向首尔官员保证美国对南韩安全的承诺。