Which regional summits and meetings will Lee Jae Myung attend in Manila and Shenzhen?

In Manila, Lee is scheduled for a South Korea-ASEAN summit, a meeting with leaders of the five Mekong countries, ASEAN Plus Three and the East Asia Summit. In Shenzhen, he will attend the APEC CEO summit, a dinner hosted by Xi Jinping and the main APEC summit.

What regional issues and North Korea policy will Lee Jae Myung raise at the ASEAN and APEC summits?

Lee plans to highlight South Korea’s contributions to addressing energy supply chains, transnational crimes and food security. He also plans to ask ASEAN and APEC members to support Seoul’s peaceful coexistence policy toward North Korea and convey a positive message in favor of peace and security on the Korean Peninsula.

Lee set to depart for ASEAN, APEC summits in Manila, Shenzhen

Q: Which leaders is Lee Jae Myung expected to meet bilaterally during the ASEAN summit?

Lee is expected to hold bilateral talks with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. later Monday, on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit.

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President Lee Jae Myung was set to leave Monday for a four-day trip to the ASEAN summit in Manila and the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China. He will attend South Korea-ASEAN and Mekong leaders’ meetings, followed by ASEAN Plus Three and East Asia Summit sessions. At APEC, he will take part in a CEO summit, a dinner hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the main summit. Lee also plans bilateral talks and will call for support for Seoul’s peaceful coexistence policy toward North Korea.

Key Facts

The Mekong leaders’ meeting will include Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
The ASEAN Plus Three summit brings together ASEAN members, South Korea, China and Japan, while the East Asia Summit involves 16 countries in East Asia.
Lee is expected to meet Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. later Monday.
National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Lee plans to highlight South Korea’s contributions on energy supply chains, transnational crimes and food security.
The APEC summit’s theme is Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together.

By Yonhap

Published Nov 16, 2026 7:48 am KST
Updated Nov 16, 2026 8:29 am KST

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting on capital market policies in Seoul, Nov. 13. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung was set to depart Monday on a four-day trip to attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the Philippines and an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China.

During the ASEAN summit beginning Monday in Manila, the South Korean president will participate in a South Korea-ASEAN summit to discuss cooperation with the region, followed by a summit with leaders of the five Mekong countries — Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

The following day, he will attend an ASEAN Plus Three summit, bringing together leaders from ASEAN member countries, South Korea, China and Japan, as well as an East Asia Summit involving 16 countries in East Asia.

On Wednesday and Thursday, the South Korean president will attend the APEC summit in Shenzhen, which will include a CEO summit, a dinner banquet hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the main summit under this year's theme, "Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together."

On the sidelines of the two summits, Lee is also expected to hold bilateral talks with participating leaders, including Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., both later Monday.

At the regional events, Lee plans to strengthen mutual trust and cooperation with other heads of state through bilateral and multilateral meetings while highlighting South Korea's contributions to resolving regional challenges, including energy supply chains, transnational crimes and food security, his National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac has said.

The president also plans to call on ASEAN and APEC member countries to support Seoul's peaceful coexistence policy toward North Korea and convey a "positive message" in favor of peace and security on the Korean Peninsula, the official noted.

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