The White House announced that President Barack Obama will make a two-day visit to South Korea next week.

Obama will visit Seoul on April 25 following a three-day trip to Japan which begins on April 23. He will continue his Asian tour in Malaysia on April 26-28 and the Philippines on April 28-29.

During his two day Seoul visit, Obama will meet with President Park Geun-hye to “reaffirm the two nations’ commitment to a strong alliance, review combined efforts to promote denuclearization of North Korea and discuss ongoing implementation of the Korea-United States FTA,” the White House added.

By Um Yoon-sun (uys@heraldcorp.com)