diplomatic sources in Washington said

BEIJING, July 19 Xinhua South Korea, \Responsible for U.S. foreign and security affairs, the two characters at the same time visit to Asia, is very rare.

plane ride of them has their own path \This time, Hillary will turn to visit Pakistan, Afghanistan, Korea and Vietnam.

Hillary first visited Islamabad, Pakistan, the question that the war in Afghanistan cooperation programs. Then Hillary will attend the reconstruction of Afghanistan held in Kabul meeting, when she stressed that the war in Afghanistan started the need for cooperation between nation involved,with a membership that Shihezi miners., and reiterated the support of the Karzai regime. White House national security adviser, James - Jones will accompany Clinton to visit Afghanistan.

Gates, 19, will be the first visit to South Korea. U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Michael - Robert Mullen and the U.S. Pacific Command - Gates Willard will also be rushed during the visit to Korea in Seoul.

Gates and South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan

, Defense Minister Jin Tairong will be given priority in the 2 +2 meeting to discuss the Tiananmen incident countermeasures ship. U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Morrell said the two ministers will be meeting through the final size of the Korea-US joint military exercise.

U.S. White House National Security Council senior director for Asian Affairs, Jeffrey - Bedford, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs, Kurt - Campbell, for Asian and Pacific Affairs, Assistant Secretary of Defense Wallace - Susan Gregson and other services for people will attend this meeting.

diplomatic sources in Washington said: \Bama presidential tour of Asia, had boasted that \

end of the Seoul visit, Clinton will attend the 23 held in Hanoi, Vietnam, the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). Hillary will be condemned North Korea's sinking ship Tian An act, emphasizing the need for permanent security system in Asia. It is reported that Gates, in 22-day visit in Seoul, will visit Asia's \

There are views that the U.S. Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense by a tour of Asia but not Japan, reflecting the US-Japan relations distant. United States has no plans in Japan \U.S. Defense Department officials said, in a short time, no plans to hold with Japan \Analysis, indicating that although the U.S. military base in Futenma relocation issue has come to an end, but the US-Japan relations are still not entirely harmonious.