Korea-Japan summit (October 2025)

Korea-Japan summit (October 2025)

President Lee Jae Myung on Oct. 30 held a series of talks with world leaders visiting for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. His first summit that day was with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Gyeongju Hwabaek International Convention Center. They agreed to continue bilateral shuttle diplomacy.

Korea-Canada summit (October 2025)

Korea-Canada summit (October 2025)

President Lee Jae Myung on Oct. 30 held a series of talks with world leaders visiting for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. In talks that day with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the president agreed on a joint statement on security and the defense industry, which pledged to raise bilateral cooperation in the two strategically linked sectors.

Korea-U.S. summit (October 2025)

Korea-U.S. summit (October 2025)

President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 29 reached a dramatic agreement on bilateral tariffs in their summit in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. The next day, President Trump approved Korea's bid to build nuclear-powered submarines. 

Korea-Cambodia summit (October 2025)

Korea-Cambodia summit (October 2025)

President Lee Jae Myung on Oct. 27 held a bilateral summit with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, discussing joint responses to online crimes in Cambodia targeting Koreans and advancement of their strategic partnership. 

Korea-Malaysia summit (October 2025)

Korea-Malaysia summit (October 2025)

President Lee Jae Myung and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Oct. 27 held a bilateral summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in the Malaysian capital, and welcomed the signing of their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). Both sides expressed hope that the accord will expand trade and investment and expedite cooperation in strategic industries such as digital technology and artificial intelligence.

Korea-US summit (August 2025)

Korea-US summit (August 2025)

President Lee Jae Myung on Aug. 25 held his first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington. Both leaders discussed a possible meeting between the American head of state and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and boosting bilateral cooperation especially in shipbuilding.

Korea-Japan summit (August 2025)

Korea-Japan summit (August 2025)

President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Aug. 23 announced a joint statement after their bilateral summit at the Japanese leader's official residence in Tokyo. This was the first time in 17 years for the leaders of both countries to release their meeting's outcome in an official statement. 

In the statement, the two countries agreed that as this year marks the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations, both sides as partners should work together for future-oriented and mutually beneficial common interests to tackle global challenges.

Korea-Vietnam summit (August 2025)

Korea-Vietnam summit (August 2025)

President Lee Jae Myung and Vietnam's top leader To Lam, who is general secretary of his country's Communist Party, on Aug. 11 held a bilateral summit in Seoul and adopted a joint statement on reinforcing the comprehensive strategic partnership between both countries. The two pledged to raise bilateral trade to USD 150 billion (KRW 208 trillion) by 2030 and boost cooperation in infrastructure such as nuclear power and high-speed rail and supply chains for core minerals.

Korea-Japan summit (June 2025)

Korea-Japan summit (June 2025)

President Lee Jae Myung on June 17 held a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the Group of Seven Summit in Canada. Both sides pledged to advance their diplomatic ties "in a more mature and future-oriented manner" to mark the 60th anniversary of normalizing bilateral relations this year.

Korea-Australia summit (June 2025)

Korea-Australia summit (June 2025)

President Lee Jae Myung on June 16 held a summit with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the Group of Seven Summit in Canada. 

Both leaders pledged to work together for Korea's successful hosting of this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in late October as charter APEC member states.