U.S. President Donald Trump¹ invited newly-elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Washington at an early date and Moon accepted the invitation, the White House said Wednesday.

 

美国总统特朗普邀请新当选的韩国总统文在寅到华盛顿访问，文在寅接受了邀请。

 

On Wednesday, Trump spoke² with Moon to congratulate him and the South Korean people on "his great election victory and their peaceful, democratic transition of power," according to a White House statement. 

 

The two leaders agreed to continue to strengthen the U.S.-South Korea alliance and to deepen the enduring friendship between the two countries.

 

Moon was sworn in as new South Korean President on Wednesday. In a televised inaugural³ speech, he said he will be on the move for peace on the Korean Peninsula, vowing⁴ to visit Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), under right conditions. 

 

The new South Korean leader also vowed⁵ to sincerely consult with the United States and China to resolve the issue on the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense⁶ (THAAD) missile defense system. 

 

Parts of the U.S. missile interception⁷ system have been moved to the THAAD deployment⁸ site in the country's southeastern region, causing strong protests from anti-THAAD activists⁹ and residents.

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