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• President Lee, Mexico pledge stronger supply chain, tech, AI ties

  Sep 28, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (left) and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Sept. 24 shake hands after their joint news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City. By Xu Aiying Photos = Cheong Wa Dae The Korea-Mexico Joint Action Plan 2026-2030 outlines the direction of bilateral cooperation, with both countries agreeing to expand collaboration beyond trade and investment, finance and s...

• President Lee presents K-Initiative, vision of coexistence with N...

  Sep 23, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung on Sept. 22 delivers his keynote speech at the High-Level Week at the United Nations General Assembly, held annually in New York. (Yonhap News) By Jeong Euiseok President Lee Jae Myung on Sept. 22 delivered his second keynote address since taking office at the High-Level Week of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly, held annually in New York. President Lee in...

• President Lee holds summit with Australian PM to expand energy, c...

  Sep 23, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (right) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sept. 22 shake hands ahead of their talks at Ban Ki-moon Hall at the Korean Mission to the UN in New York. (Yonhap News) By Uyen Nguyen President Lee Jae Myung and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have agreed to expand cooperation on energy supply chains, critical minerals and clean energy. Senio...

• President Lee to speak at UN, then fly to Mexico for state visit

  Sep 22, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (second from left) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Sept. 21 wave to the crowd at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province, before their flight to New York for the United Nations General Assembly and a state visit to Mexico. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Charles Audouin President Lee Jae Myung on Sept. 21 arrived in New York to begin visits to the U.S. and Mexico. C...

• 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...