Obama pledges U.S. support for South Korea's defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama assured South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Monday of Washington's "unequivocal commitment" to the defense of South Korea following a nuclear test by North Korea.
The two presidents, in a telephone conversation, "also agreed to work closely together to seek and support a strong United Nations Security Council resolution with concrete measures to curtail North Korea's nuclear and missile activities," the White House said in a statement.
(Reporting by Doug Palmer; Editing by Peter Cooney)
