Bush to Visit Seoul on Aug. 5-6

U.S. President George W. Bush will come to South Korea on Aug. 5-6, Cheong Wa Dae announced Wednesday ending weeks of speculation about the date of the impending visit. "We hope that President Bush's upcoming visit will further deepen friendship and trust between the two leaders,¡± presidential spokesman Lee Dong-kwan told reporters. ¡°We also expect the summit to serve as an opportunity to reaffirm their will to develop with a view to the future the Korea-U.S. alliance, which has played a vital role in promoting peace and prosperity in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia over the past 50-odd years." The spokesman added Bush¡¯s visit comes at the invitation of President Lee Myung-bak during their Camp David summit in April. Lee and Bush are also expected to meet on the sidelines of the G8 conference in Japan next week,... [read full story]