U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell will visit South Korea this week to discuss concerns about North Korea’s provocations on the Korean Peninsula. 

The U.S. State Department said Sunday in a media note that Campbell will visit South Korea on Wednesday to meet with senior South Korean officials to discuss bilateral cooperation to foster security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as common regional and global challenges, including their shared concerns about North Korea’s provocations. 

The department said Campbell will also participate in a trilateral vice foreign ministerial meeting among the U.S., South Korea and Japan in Seoul on Wednesday. 

The high-level meeting will reportedly focus on regional and global challenges, including the threats posed by North Korea and the importance of upholding international law in the South China Sea. 

Campbell’s visit comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula after the North accused South Korea of intruding on its airspace with unmanned aerial vehicles.

Campbell will travel to Japan on Tuesday before visiting Seoul.