The United States was not aware that South Korea's president intended to declare martial law, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that he anticipated speaking to his South Korean counterpart in the coming days.

During his final news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomes President Yoon Suk Yeol's decision to lift his martial law order in response to the National Assembly's vote invalidating it.

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