[Anchor]
On the first day of his state visit to the United States, President Lee Jae-myung attended a dinner with Korean-Americans. Citing the globally popular animation "K-Pop: Demon Hunters," President Lee emphasized that people from both South Korea and the U.S. are witnessing a new chapter in their alliance that makes each other more prosperous.
Kim Gi-tae has the report.
[Reporter]
Visiting the United States, President Lee Jae-myung kicked off his official schedule by meeting with Korean-Americans at a hotel in Washington, D.C.
First Lady Kim Hye-kyung also attended, dressed in a traditional hanbok.
[First Lady Kim Hye-kyung : (Welcome.) Thank you. Thank you.]
"The animation 'K-Pop: Demon Hunters,' centered around K-pop, is captivating the hearts of young people globally," President Lee said. "Gimbap and ramen, which are so familiar to us, are no longer just foods for Koreans."
[President Lee Jae-myung : We are witnessing a new chapter in the alliance, where the peoples of South Korea and the United States share mutual trust and make each other even more prosperous.]
Regarding the voting rights of overseas compatriots, President Lee also promised, "We will establish better voting locations, equipment, and systems so that there are no shortcomings in exercising authority as sovereign citizens and fulfilling our responsibilities and roles."
Andy Kim, the first Korean-American to become a U.S. senator, responded with a toast at the dinner.
[Andy Kim / U.S. Senator : Optimism. Let us toast to the relationship between South Korea and the United States.]
Earlier, President Lee arrived in the U.S. via Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., at around 4:00 AM today.
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, who was already in the U.S., and the U.S. Department of State's Deputy Chief of Protocol welcomed President Lee and the First Lady as they disembarked Air Force One.
Colonel Joshua Kim of the U.S. Air Force, who came out to greet them, handed something to the presidential couple. President Lee was captured looking at it with interest for a moment before putting it in his pocket, which was known to be a commemorative coin marking the base visit.
(Camera: Lee Byung-joo, Ha Ryong | Video Editing: Yu Mi-ra)
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