Korean President to Visit LA on Friday November 12

South Korea President Roh Moo-hyun arrives in Los Angeles on Friday Nov. 12 enroute to his summit meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush on Nov. 20. The Bush-Roh meeting will focus on how to cement the alliance between South Korea and the United States, following Bush's successful re-election.

The summit talks, which will take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Santiago, Chile, will also deal with the continuing impasse over the North Korean nuclear weapons program.

The six-way talks aimed at resolving the nuclear standoff have been stalled with North Korea having refused to come to the dialogue table despite growing pressure from relevant parties.

Roh, along with wife Kwon Yang-suk, will arrive here on the first leg of his tour of three South American nations including Argentina, Brazil and Chile via Los Angeles.

With regard to President Roh's visit to Los Angles, I was interviewed by the LA's Korea Times on Wednesday requarding American business concerns over South Korea. In the course of the interview I , in turn, quizzed the paper on the reason for Noh's visit to LA. The reporter noted that Noh was in LA since it was the largest Korean community outside Korea and thus warrants the president's attention.

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