The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan arrived in the South Korean port of Busan on Thursday for a five-day visit aimed at sending a message of deterrence to North Korea, South Korea's defense ministry said, APA reports citing Reuters.
The nuclear-powered carrier and its strike group, which includes the guided-missile destroyer the Shoup, this week took part in exercises with South Korea's navy and Japan's defense force in waters near South Korea's Jeju Island.
The visit comes after the United States pledged to enhance the "regular visibility" of its strategic military assets in a Washington Declaration, agreed by President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden in April.
The carrier's visit is an opportunity to strengthen the defense posture of South Korea and the United States in case of any North Korean provocation, the South Korean ministry said this week.
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