▲ President Lee Jae-myung and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hold a bilateral summit at the G7 Summit venue in Évian-les-Bains, France, on June 16 (local time).
President Lee Jae-myung, who is in Évian, France, to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit, held a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on June 16 (local time).
"Canada and the Republic of Korea have shared a very deep connection since the Korean War. We owe a great debt to Canada," President Lee said. "Now, as like-minded nations, we have a mutually beneficial relationship."
He added, "Our bilateral relations are developing significantly. As there is much for us to cooperate on, I hope we can discuss how to make our cooperation more concrete today."
In response, Prime Minister Carney noted that the relationship between the two countries has continued to develop since he visited Korea and met with President Lee at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju last October.
"The partnership between our two countries has continued to grow," Prime Minister Carney said. "We have strengthened cooperation in various fields, including defense, investment, and culture."
The two leaders held an in-depth discussion on ways to enhance bilateral cooperation during the closed-door session that followed.
In particular, as the meeting took place amidst intense competition for Canada's next-generation submarine project, attention is focused on whether the topic was addressed.
Currently, South Korea's Hanwha Ocean is in final competition with Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for the Canadian next-generation submarine project, which is valued at up to 60 trillion won.
The announcement of the project operator is expected around the end of June.
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