President Yoon met with US Vice President Harris on his visit to Korea on the 29th... "Strengthening the ROK-U.S. Alliance"

President Yoon Seok-yeol will meet with US Vice President Kamala Harris, who will visit Korea on the 29th, the presidential office said today (8th).

After making this statement in today's press release, the presidential office said, "We plan to exchange opinions on matters of mutual interest, such as North Korea issues, economic security, and major regional and international issues, as well as ways to strengthen Korea-U.S. relations."

The visit of the US Vice President to Korea will be the first in 4 years and 6 months since then US Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Korea in February 2018 during the Moon Jae-in administration.

It is also about three months since US President Joe Biden's official visit to Korea in May.

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"This reflects the firm will of the two governments to strengthen the ROK-U.S. alliance since the launch of the Yun Seok-Yeol administration," the presidential office explained.

Earlier, the White House announced on the 7th (local time) that Vice President Harris will visit South Korea and Japan from the 25th to the 29th of this month.

Vice President Harris will first attend the Japanese government's delegation to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's director-general of the Japanese government on the 27th as a representative of the US government.

This is an itinerary to visit Korea after visiting Japan.