By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung held a South Korea-Japan summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Busan on September 30. The two leaders exchanged broad and in-depth views on ways to strengthen practical cooperation between South Korea and Japan and the necessity of cooperation at the regional and global levels. The two leaders welcomed the completion of shuttle diplomacy between the two countries, marked by Prime Minister Ishiba's visit to Busan just one month after President Lee's visit to Japan last month. They also expressed full agreement on the im
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung held his first bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in New York on September 24 (local time), who was attending the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly. Prime Minister Meloni stated that the two countries have been developing balanced cooperative relations across various fields, including trade and investment. She assessed that the potential for expanding economic cooperation between the two nations is very high, as demonstrated by events such as the successful Korea-Italy Business Forum held in Seoul in earl
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung held his first bilateral meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, who was attending the 80th UN General Assembly High-Level Session in New York on September 24 (local time). The two leaders commended the steady development of bilateral relations in various areas, including political affairs, economics, and people-to-people exchanges, since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1989. In particular, they shared the view that bilateral trade has recently grown steadily, and that substantive cooperation is expanding, with Korean companies
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung held his first phone call with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh on September 4, following his inauguration. President Lee expressed his gratitude for the Mongolian President's congratulatory message upon his inauguration and for once again extending congratulations during this call. The two leaders assessed that cooperation across all fields between the two countries has significantly developed over the past 35 years since establishing diplomatic relations in 1990. They agreed to further deepen and develop the ‘strategic partnership’ bet
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung accepted letters of credence from seven new resident ambassadors to South Korea during a credential presentation ceremony held at the Presidential Office on Sept. 3. The credential presentation ceremony is the procedure whereby the head of state of the sending country presents the letter of credence, issued to the ambassador by their head of state, to the head of state of the receiving country. This ceremony marks the first such event held since the inauguration of the new administration. The ambassadors presenting credentials this time are a
By UN Journal Lee Kap-soo The South Korea-U.S. summit will be held on August 25. The Presidential Office announced on Aug. 12, "President Lee Jae-myung will visit the U.S. from Aug. 24 to 26 at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump for the summit." If the summit is held on Aug. 25, President Lee will meet President Trump for the first time in 82 days since taking office. President Lee plans to hold a summit with President Trump and a working lunch. When asked whether President Lee's visit to the U.S. constitutes a state visit, the Presidential Office spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung stated,
By UN Journal Lee Jon-young President Lee Jae-myung said at a press conference held on July 3, marking 30 days since his inauguration, “We are doing our best to achieve mutually beneficial and win-win results based on the principle of practical diplomacy centered on national interests in the Korea-U.S. trade negotiations, which is one of the most pressing issues.” He also said, “Based on the solid U.S.-Korea alliance, close U.S.-Korea-Japan cooperation, and the prompt improvement of relations with China and Russia, we will protect peace and the lives of our people through practical diplomacy c