A senior U.S. official in charge of East Asian and Pacific affairs will arrive in South Korea on Thursday for a three-day trip.

Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink will meet with Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Yeo Seung-bae and other South Korean government officials during the trip.

The two sides are expected to discuss threats from North Korea and ways to enhance the South Korea-U.S. alliance as well as other global issues.

The U.S. official's visit comes after President Yoon Suk Yeol announced his so-called "bold initiative" for North Korea last week, which offers economic assistance in exchange for the North's denuclearization.

There is keen interest in whether the U.S. official will have a follow-up discussion on the initiative or exchange opinions on trilateral cooperation among South Korea, the U.S. and Japan.