As part of his official visit to Asia as ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) visited the Korean De-militarized Zone.
At DMZ, Sen. @MarcoRubio stands just a few feet from North Korea. North Korean soldiers can be seen behind the border pic.twitter.com/jhblXAxLXv
— Senator Rubio Press (@SenRubioPress) January 24, 2014
.@MarcoRubio in the conference room at the DMZ, where a North Korean soldier takes his picture through the window: pic.twitter.com/Y3lWfuOAw7
— Senator Rubio Press (@SenRubioPress) January 24, 2014
.@MarcoRubio stands w/ guard in what is technically North Korea. North Korean guards stand on other side of the door: pic.twitter.com/HmJA1IEEdt
— Senator Rubio Press (@SenRubioPress) January 24, 2014
“As one soldier patrolling the DMZ told us, it is the edge of freedom,” said Rubio.
Rubio’s tour has so far taken him to Japan and the Philippines.
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