U.S. President Barack Obama told President-elect Park Geun-hyethat he's looking forward to working with her to

further strengthen the two countries' ties. The presidential transition team's spokesperson Park Sun-kyu told

reporters Thursday that the U.S. president sent a congratulatory message to Korea's newly-elected president

through his envoys who visited Seoul earlier this week.In the letter,
President Obama said close cooperation between the two countries will play a crucial role in dealing with North

Korea and other pending issues and added that he is looking forward to meeting with President-elect Park in

person.

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