friends and allies, and i look forward to working with president lee on behalf of a more peaceful and rossell future in asia and around the world. thank you so much. >> thank you. obama and i, and the people of the united states have extended to us their warmest welcome and i would like to thank them sincerely. president obama and i met last time in april in london during the sidelines of the g-20, and today is our second meeting. meeting. during my talks with president obama we had a very substantive talks. we have talked about the security situation surrounding the korean peninsula, but also about the future of our korea u.s. alliance and/or joint vision for the future. and of course we have agreed on the joint vision for the future, and i think this is a testament of our common commitment because for the last 60 years since the korean war, our relationship has been one of a strong security alliance and a partnership. now the future in this new era is about not only strengthening our mutual partnership, but also working together side-by-side to tackle issues of global concern. on that regar