During his October 2009 visit to Seoul, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates praised Seoul's efforts to transform its military and heralded the growing "active strategicpartnership" between the two partners.
Thirdly, we have a special focus area on our relationship with India -- a strategicpartnership that continues to grow, both government-to-government and military-to-military.
The two leaders will hold talks on the removal of U.S. military forces from Iraq, and our efforts to start a new chapter in the comprehensive strategicpartnership between the United States and Iraq.