▲ President Lee Jae-myung speaks with attendees during the second session of the G7 and extended outreach meeting held in Évian-les-Bains, France, on June 17 (local time).
President Lee Jae-myung continued his engagement with world leaders on June 17 (local time), the second day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit.
President Lee attended the second session of the G7 extended meeting held in Évian, France, on the morning of that day.
Just before the meeting began, with most leaders already seated, President Lee entered the venue at the same time as U.S. President Donald Trump.
President Lee, who entered a step behind, walked past President Trump toward his seat. President Trump paused briefly before being guided to his own seat by staff.
There was no conversation between the two leaders during the entry process.
It is not known whether they communicated in the waiting area before entering.
During a welcome event the previous day, President Lee spoke with President Trump for about 30 seconds, requesting that he "take the lead in a peaceful resolution of the North Korean issue, just as you resolved the Middle East war," to which he received a response that he would make an effort.
Prior to the session, President Lee also exchanged pleasantries with other world leaders who had arrived at the venue early.
He shook hands and spoke with OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. When French President Emmanuel Macron entered, President Lee greeted him and listened to him with a smile.
He also exchanged eye contact with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who entered later, and the two were seen speaking for one to two minutes shortly thereafter.
After greeting leaders such as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Lee sat down for a few minutes to review the program.
He then approached Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was also seated, and engaged in a lengthy conversation with their knees nearly touching.
The two leaders expressed mutual warmth, with President Lee smiling and reaching out his hand toward President Lula, who placed his hand over it.
Their conversation, which appeared to cover various topics including economy and politics, lasted for nearly 20 minutes.
As President Lee departed after the conversation, President Lula patted him on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs-up.
(Photo: Joint Press Corps, Yonhap News)
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