1. Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Tae-ho met with a delegation from the United States House Armed Services Committee led by its Chairman Adam Smith on the morning of May 30. In the meeting, they exchanged views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and issues regarding the ROK-US relations.

※ Other members of the delegation: Representatives Anthony Brown, Rick Larsen and Donald Norcross

2. Vice Minister Lee expressed appreciation to the US Congress for showing a bipartisan support for the ROK-US alliance, and requested continued attention and cooperation of the US Congress regarding the two countries’ efforts to achieve denuclearization and establish permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula on the basis of the solid ROK-US alliance.

3. The delegation said that as members of the House Armed Services Committee, they were placing great importance on the ROK-US alliance to promote peace and stability in the region, and that the US Congress would do its part to further advance the ROK-US alliance.

* unofficial translation