President Park Geun-hye (right) meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Aug. 19 at Cheong Wa Dae.
President Park Geun-hye met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and separately with Cory Gardner, U.S. senator and chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, both on Aug. 19 in Seoul.
President Park and the IOC president discussed cooperation and support measures to ensure the successful hosting of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018.
President Bach said, “Remarkable progress has been made, backed by the support of President Park and the Korean government.” He praised the ongoing preparations for the upcoming Olympics, while assuring that there would be a successful hosting of the games.
President Park asked for the cooperation of the IOC president so that more Koreans could enter into the international sports sector, and President Bach accepted her request.
President Park Geun-hye and IOC President Thomas Bach discuss preparations for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018.
On the same day, President Park met Cory Gardner, senator for Washington, D.C., who serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
They discussed the Korea-U.S. relationship, including the bilateral summit scheduled for Oct. 16, and issues involving the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.
President Park Geun-hye meets with Senator Cory Gardner at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 19.
By Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: Cheong Wa Dae
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