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• 'Golden age' of Mongolia ties to boost mineral cooperation, trade

  Jul 10, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (left) and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on July 9 hold a joint news announcement after their bilateral summit at the Government Palace in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. By Margareth Theresia Photos = Cheong Wa Dae President Lee Jae Myung and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on July 9 adopted a joint declaration to usher in a "golden age" of bilateral ti...

• President Lee accepts Trump's request to help build naval vessels

  Jul 09, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (right) and U.S. President Donald Trump on July 7 talk at a welcoming dinner hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye (Turkey). By Hong Angie Photos = Cheong Wa Dae President Lee Jae Myung has concluded his two-day visit to Turkiye (Turkey), where he delivered a keynote speech at the NATO Defense Industry Forum a...

• President Lee floats 'defense industry partnership 2.0' with NATO

  Jul 08, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung on July 7 gives a keynote speech at the NATO Defense Industry Forum at Ankara Convention Center in Ankara, Turkiye (Turkey). (Cheong Wa Dae) By Charles Audouin President Lee Jae Myung on July 7 proposed a new vision for defense industry cooperation with NATO at the NATO Defense Industry Forum in Ankara, Turkiye (Turkey). In a keynote speech, he said, "Let us elevat...

• President Lee to visit Turkiye for NATO summit, then Mongolia

  Jul 06, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (right) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on June 17 bid farewell to well-wishers before departing from Geneva International Airport after completing his trip for the G7 summit of the world's top seven industrial powers. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Hong Angie President Lee Jae Myung this week will go to Turkiye (Turkey) to attend the NATO Summit, followed by a state visit to Mongol...

• President Lee shows responsible pragmatic diplomacy on EU tour

  Jun 23, 2026

  Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo (from left), President Lee Jae Myung, European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic on June 10 pose for a group photo after signing a digital trade agreement at the council's headquarters in Brussels. (Council's official Facebook page) By Ho...

• President Lee: Pope Leo 'considering' trip to N. Korea next year

  Jun 22, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (sixth from left) and Pope Leo XIV on June 15 take a group photo with attendees before their private talks at the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence, in Vatican City. (Vatican Media) By Charles Audouin President Lee Jae Myung has invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Korea next year to attend World Youth Day, a gathering of Catholic youth, in Seoul. The presi...

• President Trump pledges peace-building role for Korean Peninsula

  Jun 18, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (right) and U.S. President Donald Trump on June 16 pose for a photo at the official dinner of the G7 summit in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Hong Angie President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump on June 16 held talks on pending issues like their bilateral alliance and the situations in the Middle East and the Korean Peninsu...