South Korean President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday, after two phone calls and a virtual multilateral summit since his victory.
Moon arrived in Washington Wednesday ahead of his meeting with Biden, marking what may be his final visit to the United States and last chance to fulfill campaign pledges before his term ends.
Issuing a call to action to restore inter-Korean dialogue at the upcoming summit, Moon vowed to do everything he could to "restart the clock of peace."
"I will consider the remaining one year of my term to be the last opportunity to move from an incomplete peace toward one that is irreversible," he said.
Beginning his official itinerary today, Thursday, the South Korean President will first visit Arlington National Cemetery to pay tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In the afternoon, he will visit Capitol Hill to meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other representatives.
His summit with president Biden will be the day after, and will be followed by a joint press conference. The main focus is whether the U.S. will seek South Korea's participation in the so-called Quad to counter China's rising influence.
On the same day, he will also sit down for talks with Vice President Kamala Harris and attend a ceremony for the construction of the Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington.
Moreover, the president will meet on Saturday with the first African-American cardinal Wilton Gregory the archbishop of Washington.
Before returning home, he is expected to make a stopover at Atlanta to visit South Korean battery maker SK Innovation's factory. He will arrive back in Seoul on Sunday evening.
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