South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., on the afternoon of the 19th to officially begin a five-day working visit to the United States. He will hold his first summit meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on the 21st.
Yonhap reported that the two sides will discuss concrete proposals for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula based on the new U.S. policy toward North Korea and discuss strengthening cooperation on the new crown vaccine. In addition, global issues such as deepening cooperation in new industries such as semiconductors and batteries, and addressing climate change will also be topics of the talks.
It will be a month since the two leaders met face-to-face through a climate summit video on the 22nd of last month. This is Moon’s fourth visit to Washington during his term.
The two leaders will meet at the Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., in the morning to lay flowers for the unsung martyrs who died in the Korean War, and in the afternoon to have a discussion with the House leadership team, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. On the 21st, Moon will also meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and go to the Korean War Memorial Park in Washington, D.C., to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the memorial wall for the fallen.
After finishing all the schedule, Moon will return to South Korea on the afternoon of 23rd KST.
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