President Lee Meets Trump at G7, Urges U.S. Leadership on North Korea

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President Lee Jae-myung is attending the G7 summit held in Évian, France. President Lee met with U.S. President Donald Trump and once again requested that he take the lead in resolving the North Korean issue.

We have the first report of the day, Wednesday, June 17, from reporter Kang Cheongwan.

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President Lee Jae-myung arrives at the G7 summit venue in Évian, France, and is warmly greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron, the host of the summit.

[President Lee Jae-myung: (How are you?) I am very happy to see you again.]

President Lee participated in a commemorative photo session with G7 leaders and invited heads of state, and also held a brief 30-second conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Blue House explained, "President Trump asked President Lee about the current status of inter-Korean relations, and President Lee requested that President Trump take the lead in a peaceful resolution of the North Korean issue, just as he did in resolving the Middle East conflict."

The Blue House further stated that President Trump "expressed his willingness to make efforts toward resolving the North Korean issue."

During the first session of the G7 summit, titled "Building New Partnerships and Rebuilding International Solidarity," President Lee introduced the South Korean government's efforts to support international development aid.

President Lee subsequently held a bilateral summit with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

It was reported that the two leaders discussed the selection of a contractor for Canada's next-generation submarine project, valued at up to 60 trillion won, with President Lee requesting that a South Korean firm be selected.

[Mark Carney/Prime Minister of Canada: We have been strengthening cooperation in various fields, including defense, investment, and culture.]

[President Lee Jae-myung: Since we have much to cooperate on, let us discuss today how we can make our cooperation more concrete.]

President Lee Jae-myung will continue his second day of the G7 summit by attending the G7 and invited countries' expanded session today.

Reported by Kang Cheongwan | Video by Jung Sang-bo | Video Editing by Park Sun-soo
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