President Park Geun-hye will pay an official visit to the U.S. and have summit talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.
President Park will start her itinerary by laying a wreath at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14. She will visit NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the first space flight center in the U.S., to discuss measures to advance cooperation in the space sector between the two countries. The president will also attend a Korea-U.S. partnership forum on the high-tech industry where she will emphasize the need to enhance bilateral cooperation between businesses in these areas.
The next day, President Park will visit the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, to reconfirm the strong defense posture shared between Seoul and Washington. She will also have a lunch meeting with Vice President Joe Biden at his residence where they will discuss measures to develop Korea-U.S. relations and how to boost cooperation on issues involving the Asia-Pacific and other global issues.
President Park will hold summit and lunch meetings with U.S. President Barack Obama and also a joint press conference on Oct. 16. In the summit, the two leaders will reaffirm the “strong, evolving and dynamic” Korea-U.S. alliance. They will also discuss measures to bolster strategic cooperation in order to improve the Seoul-Washington alliance.
The two presidents will reaffirm Korea-U.S. cooperation in regard to issues involving the Korean Peninsula, discuss ways to jointly respond to Pyongyang’s strategic provocations and discuss ways to resume meaningful dialogue that will move all parties toward the goal of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.
In regard to regional issues, both leaders will closely cooperate on measures to boost peace and cooperation across Northeast Asia. They will also discuss ways to enhance cooperation on global issues and how to widen the range of cooperation in this regard.
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photo: Cheong Wa Dae, Yonhap News
arete@korea.kr
President Park will start her itinerary by laying a wreath at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14. She will visit NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the first space flight center in the U.S., to discuss measures to advance cooperation in the space sector between the two countries. The president will also attend a Korea-U.S. partnership forum on the high-tech industry where she will emphasize the need to enhance bilateral cooperation between businesses in these areas.
The next day, President Park will visit the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, to reconfirm the strong defense posture shared between Seoul and Washington. She will also have a lunch meeting with Vice President Joe Biden at his residence where they will discuss measures to develop Korea-U.S. relations and how to boost cooperation on issues involving the Asia-Pacific and other global issues.
President Park Geun-hye will make an official visit to the U.S. starting Oct. 13 where she will have summit talks with U.S. President Barack Obama. The above photo shows the Korea-U.S. summit between the two leaders that took place in Beijing last November as a sideline event of the APEC summit meeting.
President Park will hold summit and lunch meetings with U.S. President Barack Obama and also a joint press conference on Oct. 16. In the summit, the two leaders will reaffirm the “strong, evolving and dynamic” Korea-U.S. alliance. They will also discuss measures to bolster strategic cooperation in order to improve the Seoul-Washington alliance.
The two presidents will reaffirm Korea-U.S. cooperation in regard to issues involving the Korean Peninsula, discuss ways to jointly respond to Pyongyang’s strategic provocations and discuss ways to resume meaningful dialogue that will move all parties toward the goal of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.
In regard to regional issues, both leaders will closely cooperate on measures to boost peace and cooperation across Northeast Asia. They will also discuss ways to enhance cooperation on global issues and how to widen the range of cooperation in this regard.
Ju Chul-ki, senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs, briefs journalists about the upcoming presidential visit to the U.S. at the Chunchugwan Press Center at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 11.
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photo: Cheong Wa Dae, Yonhap News
arete@korea.kr
