SEOUL: US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his country's "steadfast" commitment to safeguarding the Korean Peninsula, underscoring the two countries' strong alliance in the face of "the evils of communism" in the region.
Trump made the remarks in a message a day after South Korea marked the July 27 anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
In 2017, Trump proclaimed July 27 as the national day to honour the American troops who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War and had released presidential messages every year during his first term, Yonhap news agency reported.
"Although the evils of communism still persist in Asia, American and South Korean forces remain united in an ironclad alliance to this day, " Trump said in the message released by the White House on Monday (US time).
"Guided by my Administration's foreign policy of peace through strength, we remain steadfastly committed to safeguarding the Korean Peninsula and working together for the noble causes of safety, stability, prosperity, and peace."