White House: "Korea-US Summit to Discuss North Korea, Bilateral Economy, China, and More"

President Moon visits Roosevelt Memorial Hall and pays respects at National Cemetery

President Moon Jae-in, who is on an official visit to the United States, is touring the Roosevelt Presidential Library on the morning of the 20th (local time). [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The White House announced on the 21st (local time) that North Korea will be one of the key agenda items at the South Korea-U.S. summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said at a regular briefing on the 20th (local time) regarding the South Korea-U.S. summit to be held the next day, "We certainly expect North Korea to be a central topic of discussion tomorrow."

Psaki added, "However, they will also discuss climate, economic partnership, and China," she anticipated.

One day before the South Korea-U.S. summit, President Moon Jae-in visited Arlington National Cemetery and then the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, who overcame the Great Depression through welfare expansion and New Deal policies.

At the site, President Moon said, "President Roosevelt led the most difficult period of the Great Depression into a time of revival," and "In a situation facing a crisis similar to that time due to COVID-19, we are following President Roosevelt's policies and implementing the Korean New Deal," according to Jeong Man-ho, Senior Secretary for Public Communication at the Blue House.

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