Ending a sometimes bumpy week-long tour of East Asia, Obama said the welcoming ceremony in Seoul - a glorious, flags and traditional garb, sun-drenched mingling of music - was the "most spectacular" he has seen in his travels.
In his talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, whose right-of-center government has embrace political cooperation with the United States, Obama also found much to his liking.
The two agreed on a general approach to North Korea, with Obama announcing that his special envoy, Stephen W. Bosworth, will travel to Pyongyang on Dec. 8 to try to persuade Kim Jong Il's government to return to stalled six-party disarmament talks in Beijing.
At a brief joint news conference, Obama was asked about Iran's indication that it could not ship some of its uranium to Russia for processing, which was to have been the core of an international solution to its nuclear ambitions. He responded that the United States has started to enlarge "a package of potential steps" to penalize Iran.
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