[THE INVESTOR] A delegation of visiting US lawmakers voiced their Congress’ bipartisan support for ties with South Korea, the Korean Foreign Ministry said on July 18 .

The delegation consisting of five lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives held a breakfast meeting with South Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam on the same day. They all came from the Democratic Party, according to the ministry.

The ministry quoted Sen. Brian Schatz, who is leading the delegation, as saying that the US Congress is sending “bipartisan” support for cooperation with South Korea in areas ranging from diplomacy and military matters, to economic issues and culture.

The senator also “welcomed” the decision recently announced by the two allies to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile interception system in South Korea, the ministry said.

Meanwhile, Vice Foreign Minister Lim asked the visiting U.S. lawmakers to make more efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Seoul and Washington and lend support to critical issues that the Seoul government is pushing forward.

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