President Lee Jae Myung marked the 250th anniversary of American independence Sunday by pledging to work with US President Donald Trump toward a “new leap forward” in the Korea-US alliance.
“I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to President Trump and the people of the United States on the historic occasion of the 250th anniversary of American Independence,” Lee said in an English-language message posted Sunday on his official X account.
“I look forward to working closely with President (Trump) based on our shared values and unwavering trust, to achieve a new leap forward for the ROK-US alliance and to contribute together to the peace and mutual prosperity of the Korean Peninsula and the world,” Lee added, referring to South Korea by the acronym for its official name, the Republic of Korea.
In the message, Lee also said the two countries were “expanding the horizons of our cooperation beyond security into economy, advanced technology, energy, shipbuilding, nuclear energy, artificial intelligence, and emerging fields.”
Through that expansion, he said, the two countries were “evolving into future-oriented partners that prosper together.”
