October 15, 2009Lee holds unofficial meeting with Bush
Korean President Lee Myung-bak held an unofficial luncheon meeting with former U.S. President George W. Bush at the presidential office in Seoul Wednesday, a presidential aide said and Yonhap News reported.
Bush arrived in Seoul Monday to attend the World Knowledge Forum, organized by a vernacular paper.
"Lee and Bush unofficially met over lunch for about one-and-a-half hours," said the aide, noting only an interpreter was on hand at the meeting.
"They met as friends, without any specific agenda. They may have exchanged viewpoints on pending issues (such as) the South Korea-U.S. alliance, the global economy and North Korea," he said, asking anonymity.
He said Bush left Seoul to return home shortly after his luncheon meeting with Lee.
