Güncelleme Tarihi:
Bush is expected in
"We oppose the visit by Bush who sells
The groups have been behind two months of at times violent street protests against the young government of President Lee Myung-bak, sparked by his deal to end a ban on
Lee agreed the deal in April during his first overseas trip after taking office when Bush hosted him at
"Just as Lee paid a big price to stay at
The street protests have since dwindled as the summer holiday season has arrived but police said they will be on high alert for the short Bush visit. He arrives on Tuesday and leaves the following day.
The election of Lee, a conservative former CEO, had been expected to mark a fresh start to ties.
Relations had become strained under Lee's left-leaning predecessor who won office five years earlier amid a wave of anti-Americanism and differences on how to deal with
Lee came to the presidency with promises to get much tougher with the North if it did not give up its nuclear weapons development.
The protesters' grievances include a free-trade deal signed last year between
Surveys show a majority of South Koreans support the deal. Neither countries' legislature has ratified it.
Lee struck the beef import deal in April after
In June, South Korean and