Presidential office says ready to respond to any outcome in US election

A TV screen shows images of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, Nov. 5. AP-Yonhap

The government is ready to respond to any outcome in the U.S. presidential election, a presidential official said Tuesday.

The senior official made the remark to reporters with hours to go until U.S. voters head to the polls to pick a successor to President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time).

"Depending on the results of the U.S. election, the political currents will change greatly, including in the U.S., China, Russia, the European Union, South Korea and Japan, and it will have a large impact on the political situation going forward," the official said.

"Regardless of the outcome in the U.S. presidential election, our government is already ready to respond properly," he said.

The official also spoke to North Korea's troop deployment to Russia, saying the government needs to respond accordingly.

"This war could have had an impact on the U.S. presidential election, and the election outcome could have an impact on the war in Ukraine, as well as on the political situation on the Korean Peninsula," he said. (Yonhap)