Assembly foreign affairs committee chief meets with US House counterpart
Rep. Kim Tae-ho, second from left, chairman of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, smiles during a meeting with Congressman Michael McCaul in Washington, June 22. Yonhap
The chairman of the National Assembly foreign affairs committee has met with his U.S. House counterpart in Washington, and discussed the alliance between the two countries and other pending issues, the National Assembly said Friday.
Rep. Kim Tae-ho of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) said during the meeting with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Thursday that the bilateral alliance was qualitatively strengthened thanks to the "Washington Declaration" adopted at an April summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden.
McCaul said it was very positive that Yoon considers relations with the United States a priority.
Kim also said the two countries should continue to strengthen relations as they share universal values, such as freedom, democracy and human rights, and asked for McCaul's attention to the Inflation Reduction Act and other U.S. legislation feared to negatively affect Korea, the National Assembly said.
Also attending the meeting were Reps. Lee Jae-jung of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea and Choi Hyung-du of the PPP, and U.S. House Rep. Young Kim. (Yonhap)