South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met with South Korean residents in the U.S., requesting them to help strengthen the alliance between South Korea and the United States, the presidential office said Tuesday.

President Lee met with a group of 13 representatives of South Korean communities in New York and its surrounding areas on Monday(local time), praising their efforts on establishing a steady and lively Korean-American community in the area, the presidential office said.

“President Lee expressed hope the (South) Korean residents here will work as a bridge that will help strengthen the mutual trust and understanding between Korea and the U.S.,” the presidential office said in a press release.

The president also called for unity in the Korean-American society and contribution to the U.S. and the outer world as members of the international community, presidential spokeswoman Kim Eun-hye said.

President Lee is currently paying a seven-day visit to the United States, during which he is to participate in a UN summit on climate changes in New York and the G20 economic summit in Pittsburgh.

Source: China News Agency

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