That the Senate—
welcomes His Excellency Moon Jae-in, the President of the Republic of Korea, on his first official visit to the United States;
reaffirms the importance of—
the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea, as enshrined in the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1953, which is vital to peace and security in Northeast Asia, and the entire Asia-Pacific region; and
the commitment of the United States to defend the Republic of Korea under Article III of the Mutual Defense Treaty;
reinforces longstanding United States commitments to provide extended deterrence, guaranteed by the full spectrum of United States defense capabilities, to the Republic of Korea;
welcomes opportunities to strengthen security consultation, cooperation, and partnership between the United States and the Republic of Korea on matters such as space, cyber, and missile defense;
supports ongoing efforts—
to strengthen the United States-Republic of Korea alliance;
to protect the approximately 28,500 members of the United States Armed Forces stationed on the Korean Peninsula; and
to defend the alliance against any and all provocations committed by the regime of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
urges the United States and the Republic of Korea to work together with members of the United Nations Security Council and other Member States to fully and effectively enforce existing sanctions and consider the need to take immediate action to pass additional and meaningful new measures under Article 41 of the United Nations Charter;
supports efforts by the United States and the Republic of Korea to peacefully achieve a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons through a diplomatic process;
urges the United States and the Republic of Korea to work together to fully and fairly implement all aspects of the United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement; and
encourages the United States Government and the Government of the Republic of Korea to continue to broaden and deepen the alliance by enhancing cooperation and building new partnerships in the security, economic, energy, scientific, health, education, and cultural spheres.