데이너 페리노 백악관 부대변인은 이날 정례브리핑에서 "미국은 태평양 연안 국가로서 동아시아 국가와 다양한 문화와 교역 관계를 갖고 있다"며 이같이 밝혔다.
페리노 부대변인은 또 "미국은 한국과 FTA 뿐만 아니라 북핵 관련 6자 회담과 같은 안보 분야에서도 지속적으로 협력하기를 바라고 있다"고 말했다.
MS. PERINO: Well, the President was very pleased to notify Congress last night that we had finally, after much wrangling and late-night hours, reached a deal. America is a Pacific Rim country, and we have a lot of cultural and trade ties with East Asia. Our relations have never been better than they are today. And we're very pleased that the agreement was able to move forward, and looking forward to working with Korea not only on the trade agreement, but also on the security issues, such as the six-party talks that we're negotiating with them in regards to North Korea.