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Lee, leaving South Korea at around 09:00 a.m. local time (0000 GMT), will have a summit with President Obama on Tuesday to discuss over cooperative plans for denuclearizing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and inspecting the conditions of the South Korea-U.S. combined defense.
In particular, the two leaders are to jointly adopt a statement entitled "The Joint Vision for the Republic of Korea (ROK)-U.S. alliance" in a move to strengthen the South Korea-U.S. alliance.
Issues related to the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA), awaiting ratification by both countries' parliamentary bodies, the ongoing global financial crisis, and industrial technology alliance will also be dealt in detail during the summit, local media reported. Xinhua
