Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his US counterpart President Barack Obama agreed to join efforts to cut carbon emissions and seek green growth to reduce the use of fossil fuels and develop new technologies.
The two leaders shared the view that Korea and the United States both emit large quantities of carbon dioxide. They reached the agreement over a luncheon held at the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 16. President Lee is currently visiting the United States from June 15 until 17.
After their summit talks held separately, Lee and Obama adopted a joint vision on their bilateral alliance. They agreed to never tolerate North Korea’s nuclear weapons, but to seek joint responses to the nuclear issue by cooperating to realize the complete dismantlement of North Korea’s nuclear weapons.
The two leaders meanwhile pledged to keep strengthening bilateral economic, trade, and investment relationships while agreeing to seek progress in the ratification of the Korea-US free trade agreement.
