President Lee to Personally Brief on Results of European Tour at Presidential Office Today

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President Lee Jae-myung, who returned home yesterday (June 18) after concluding his tour of Europe, will personally brief the public on the results of his trip this afternoon. He is expected to highlight key achievements, including summits with European leaders and his attendance at the G7 Summit.

Reporter Park Ye-rin has the story.

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President Lee Jae-myung, who returned yesterday after a 10-day European tour to attend the G7 Summit, will hold a press briefing at the presidential office at 2:00 p.m. today to personally announce the outcomes of his trip.

This marks the first time President Lee will personally present the results of an overseas tour.

During the briefing, President Lee is expected to discuss major achievements, such as his meetings with the leaders of Belgium, the European Union, and Italy, as well as his discussions on peace on the Korean Peninsula with President Trump during the G7 Summit.

A Q&A session with reporters is also scheduled, during which he may address domestic issues, including rumors of friction between the ruling party and the presidential office.

Yesterday, the airport welcome ceremony for President Lee was attended by government officials, including Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, as well as Democratic Party leadership, including Representative Jung Chung-rae and Floor Leader Han Byung-do, who had not attended the departure ceremony.

Representative Jung bowed 90 degrees to greet the President, and President Lee responded with a handshake and a brief remark, saying, "Thank you for your hard work."

With Representative Jung having been absent from the send-off ceremony on June 9, rumors of conflict between the party and the presidential office had emerged regarding responsibility for the June 3 local elections. Attention is now focused on whether the attendance of both Prime Minister Kim and Representative Jung at yesterday's welcome ceremony will help subside these rumors.

Later, at a general meeting of Democratic Party lawmakers, Representative Jung quoted a poem by Do Jong-hwan to his fellow members:

[Kim Jong-ho/Democratic Party Lawmaker: Oh, you must be having a hard time lately?]

[Jung Chung-rae/Democratic Party Representative: Is there any life that isn't difficult? Isn't life all about swaying and getting soaked as we go?]

Political circles are interpreting these remarks as an indirect expression of his complex feelings regarding the rumors of party-presidential friction.

(Video coverage: Jung Sang-bo, Yoon Hyung | Video editing: Park Sun-soo)
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