New York City — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, yesterday met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week. Representative Young Kim, Chair of the East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee, and Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Chris Coons, Ranking Members on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also participated in the meeting.
Ranking Member Meeks congratulated President Lee Jae Myung on the June elections and expressed admiration for the Korean people’s democratic resilience. The Ranking Member relayed the tremendous bipartisan support Korea enjoys in the United States Congress and reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening the alliance and economic partnership. The leaders discussed the need for greater bilateral and trilateral cooperation to address shared security challenges and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Ranking Member Meeks congratulated President Lee Jae Myung on the June elections and expressed admiration for the Korean people’s democratic resilience. The Ranking Member relayed the tremendous bipartisan support Korea enjoys in the United States Congress and reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening the alliance and economic partnership. The leaders discussed the need for greater bilateral and trilateral cooperation to address shared security challenges and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.