Lee, Macron set for summit on security, economic cooperation
Summary
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron were set to hold summit talks in Paris on Tuesday to discuss security, the economy and other areas of their global strategic partnership. Lee began a two-day state visit to Paris on the 140th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. He was also scheduled to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, attend a luncheon and summit at the Elysee Palace, and later join a business roundtable with about 20 companies.
Key Facts
- Lee arrived in Paris late Monday after a two-day trip to France’s Nice, where he and Macron co-hosted a meeting on the future of the film industry.
- The summit was expected to flesh out the global strategic partnership forged during Macron’s visit to South Korea in April.
- A Seoul official said the leaders may also discuss cooperation in the nuclear power plant industry and efforts to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The two presidents were to hold a joint press event after the summit to announce the outcome of their talks.
- Lee was later scheduled to attend a dinner banquet hosted by Macron and Brigitte Macron at the presidential palace.
President Lee Jae Myung and France's President Emmanuel Macron, right in the front row, attend the opening plenary session of the Lumiere Summit meeting on the future of cinema and the moving-image industry at the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, southeastern France, Sept. 7 (local time). AFP-Yonhap
PARIS — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, were set to hold summit talks Tuesday in Paris to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in security, the economy and other areas under their global strategic partnership.
The South Korean president began a two-day state visit to the French capital earlier in the day as the two countries seek to strengthen their partnership on the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. He arrived here late Monday, following a two-day trip to France's Nice, where he and Macron co-hosted a meeting on the future of the film industry.
Lee will first lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris before attending a one-on-one luncheon with Macron at the Elysee Palace.
The two leaders will then hold summit talks, where they are widely expected to flesh out their countries' global strategic partnership forged during Macron's visit to South Korea in April.
A Seoul official earlier said the leaders may also discuss possible cooperation in the nuclear power plant industry, as well as efforts to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
They will hold a joint press event to announce the outcome of their summit, before attending a business roundtable that will bring together some 20 companies from both countries.
Lee will later attend a dinner banquet to be hosted by the French president and his wife, Brigitte Macron, at the presidential palace.
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