All About Summit diplomacy with President Lee Jae Myung

News List

• President Lee flies home after productive state visit to France

  Sep 10, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (right) on Sept. 9 speaks to Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, at a hotel in Paris. By Margareth Theresia Photos = Cheong Wa Dae President Lee Jae Myung on Sept. 9 took a flight home after concluding his five-day state visit to France. On the last day of his trip, he held talks in Paris with Yael Brau...

• 16 documents signed with France span cooperation in defense, AI

  Sep 09, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung on Sept. 8 attends an expanded summit with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, the French presidential palace in Paris, after a private luncheon. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Lee Ji Yae President Lee Jae Myung's state visit to France has resulted in the signing of 16 agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to expand bilateral cooperation. In th...

• President Lee pledges EUR 500M investment in film, video sectors

  Sep 08, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (right) and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sept. 7 head toward the venue of the Lumiere Summit, a global event on the film and video sector, at the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. By Xu Aiying Photos = Cheong Wa Dae Korea and France at the Lumiere Summit, a global event on the film and video industry in southern France that both co-chaired, on S...

• President to attend film summit, talks in state visit to France

  Sep 04, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung from Sept. 6-9 will pay a state visit to France at the invitation of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. Shown is President Lee (right) on April 3 talking with President Macron at the official welcoming ceremony for the latter at Cheong Wa Dae. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Xu Aiying President Lee Jae Myung from Sept. 6-9 will pay a state visit to France at the invitation of...

• President Lee's show of pragmatic diplomacy in US, Latin America

  Aug 10, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (second from right) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on July 27 hold an expanded summit at the presidential office Palace of the Planalto in Brasilia, Brazil. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Hong Hyun-IkSecretary general, Korean National Commission UNESCO South Korea must place top priority on national security given the constant threat from North Korea's nu...

• Photo essay of President Lee's visits to US, S. America, Germany

  Aug 07, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung has concluded his latest overseas tour from July 24 to Aug. 3 to the U.S., Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Germany. Spanning three continents and focused on diplomacy in technology and resources as well as meetups with ethnic Koreans, his trip featured a string of key moments and achievements. This photo essay reviews the highlights of his visits. By Hong Angie Photos = Ch...

• Crude oil imports from Argentina to start in 2027, tax deal signe...

  Aug 03, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (left) and Argentine President Javier Milei on July 31 shake hands at a welcoming ceremony held at the presidential office Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Lee Dasom President Lee Jae Myung has discussed in a summit with Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires bilateral cooperation in crude oil, critical minerals and investment. N...