SEOUL, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush arrived in Seoul for talks with his South Korean counterpart on military, economic and diplomatic issues.
Discussions between Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak also were expected to touch on the recently resumed U.S. beef imports, as well as North Korea's denuclearization, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Bush and Lee are expected to release a joint statement Wednesday that reaffirms their commitment to a forward-looking U.S.-South Korea alliance, South Korean government officials said.
Bush and the U.S. entourage stopped in Seoul en route to the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
The Korean National Police Agency said it deployed about 7,000 personnel along Bush's scheduled routes, with about 16,000 riot police standing by, Yonhap reported. South Korea's Presidential Security Service also mobilized a special security team in conjunction with local police and the U.S. Secret Service.
