President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee on July 10 greet U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts, a Republican from Nebraska, at a restaurant while taking a walk in the old town of Vilnius, Lithuania.

President Yoon Suk Yeol on July 10 met by chance the delegation of a U.S. senator in the old town of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, which is hosting a NATO summit, and sang "American Pie" together.

In the evening, President Yoon took a walk around the old town and ran into on the way U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts, a Republican representing Nebraska, presidential spokesperson Lee Do Woon said in a news briefing on July 11.

Eating at a table outside of a restaurant, Senator Ricketts recognized President Yoon and First Lady Kim on the street and greeted them. He thanked President Yoon for his wonderful speech in April to a joint session of Congress during his state visit to the U.S. and said he looked forward to a meeting with the president the next morning.

"The U.S. delegation recognized President Yoon while having dinner outside of a restaurant and sang 'American Pie' together," spokesperson Lee said. "Residents of Vilnius also recognized the Korean president and waved and sang together."

In his state visit to the U.S., President Yoon on April 26 at a state dinner sang the Don McLean song at the request of Joe Biden, President of the U.S.

Also on July 10, President Yoon and First Lady Kim ran into European Council President Charles Michel and his wife while taking a walk.

Michel said he was glad to see President Yoon on the streets of Vilnius and thanked him for the hospitality he received during his Korea visit in May.

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