Washington, July 22: The former US president, George W. Bush, is scheduled to address a South Korean forum on the global economic crisis next week as “a special guest”.
The meeting will be hosted by the Federation of Korean Industries in South Korea’s southern island of Jeju from July 29 to August 1.
“President Bush will deliver a speech focusing on the importance of ratifying a US-South Korea bilateral trade agreement, ways to respond to trade protectionism, and threats from North Korea,” the federation announced in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the federation, the controversial former American president will have a turn to speak at the forum on August 1 as a special guest.
Bush last visited South Korea in August 2008 to meet with the South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak.
He has made few public appearances since his second presidential term ended last January.
–Agencies