1. Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan will meet with a delegation from the Heritage Foundation on January 6 to exchange views on the current ROK-US alliance, and major issues such as the situation in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.

2. The delegation from one of the leading US think tanks is scheduled to visit the Republic of Korea on January 6-9.

* The key figures in the delegation will include Chairman of the Board of Trustees Thomas A Saunders III, President Edwin J. Feulner, and Assistant to the President Ken Sheffer.

3. The Heritage Foundation is a leading conservative research and educational institution in the US that promotes the freedom of individuals and enterprises, limited government, traditional American values, and strong national defense policies.

                            Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations of MOFAT

* unofficial translation