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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in a meeting Thursday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in that Washington would "bring maximum pressure to bear on North Korea" until they abandon their nuclear weapons program. Meeting with Moon at the Blue House in Seoul, Pence reaffirmed to longtime ally South Korea the U.S. commitment to economically and diplomatically isolate North Korea in order to achieve the goal of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. Early Friday, Pence traveled to the South Korean Navy's 2nd Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, to visit a memorial for the South Korean warship Cheonan, which was torpedoed by the North. Nearly 50 sailors aboard the Cheonan were killed. The vice president is also scheduled to meet with some North Korean defectors while in Pyeongtaek. Later Friday, Pence will lead a U.S. delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Moon said South Korea is viewing hosting the Olympics as a way to improve diplomatic relations with North Korea. He has referred to the games as the "Olympic Games of peace." 美国副总统彭斯星期四与韩国总统文在寅会谈的时候说，美国将向朝鲜施加最大的压力，直到它放弃核武器计划。 彭斯副总统在首尔青瓦台与文在寅总统会见的时候向美国的长期盟友再次强调，为了实现朝鲜半岛无核化的目标，美国致力于在经济上和外交上孤立朝鲜。 | 
