Ruling party leader, US envoy discuss alliance, strategic industry cooperation

The leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) stressed the importance of the South Korea–U.S. alliance in a meeting with the acting U.S. envoy to Seoul on Tuesday, as the two discussed ways to deepen the alliance between the two countries. In his meeting with acting U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kevin Kim at the National Assembly, Rep. Jung Chung-rae described the alliance as an "unbreakable" and "rock-solid" alliance that has "achieved economic growth and safeguarded peace." "We have reaffirmed through nuclear-powered submarines that the South Korea-U.S. alliance is a blood-forged alliance of 70 years," Jung said, referring to an approval for Seoul to build nuclear-powered attack submarines following the October summit talks between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump. Jung also noted Lee's request in August for Trump to serve as a "peacemaker." At the meeting, Lee stressed that Trump is the only person who can truly resolve the inter-Korean issue and vowed to work as a "pacemaker." "If the peacemaker and the pacemaker maintain a harmonious alliance, itWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times