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NEW LEADERS IN SOUTH KOREA, U.S. OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALLIANCE.
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 Asia Pulse - The inauguration of a new government in South Korea, marking a shift to the right, opens new opportunities this year in Seoul-Washington relations, perhaps based more on rhetoric and perceptions than on actual policies, but still opportunities.
Tangible goals include the successful ratification in both countries of their free trade agreement, signed in June last year.
Both governments have steadily argued that the deal will deliver more than economic benefits by cementing political and security ties.
The two governments would also need to work on the U.S. visa waiver program, which would allow South Koreans who plan to stay no longer than 90 days to enter the U.S. territories without visas.
The loftier goal is the denuclearization of North Korea.
For the U.S., it's also important to see Seoul and Tokyo, its closest allies in Asia, come to better terms.
The new year is a starting point to important transitions. The U.S. will also have a new president a year from now, allowing both governments to look anew at the bilateral alliance and set it out to a new, long-term footing for their successors. Already, well-versed Korea hands in the U.S. and alliance experts in South Korea are coming together in numerous groups to make recommendations to the new leaders.
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Source: HighBeam Research, NEW LEADERS IN SOUTH KOREA, U.S. OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALLIANCE.