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President Lee to make state visit to France from Sept. 6 to 9 at Macron’s invitation

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • President Lee Jae Myung will make a state visit to France from Sept. 6 to 9 at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron.
  • Lee and Macron will co-chair the Lumière Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence before holding bilateral meetings and a state program in Paris.
  • South Korea said the visit will expand cooperation with France in security, trade, artificial intelligence, space, nuclear energy, biotechnology and exchanges involving young people and scientists.

President Lee Jae Myung will travel to France for a state visit from Sept. 6 to 9 at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron. The visit follows Macron’s invitation during his trip to South Korea in April for Lee to co-chair the Lumière Summit, along with a proposal for a state visit.

Lee will arrive in France on the evening of Sept. 6. The next day, he and Macron will jointly chair the international film and video summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence in southern France.

This visit to France follows President Macron’s invitation to President Lee to co-chair the Lumière Summit during his visit to South Korea in April, when he also proposed the state visit.

· Wi Sung-lacSouth Korea’s national security adviser explained the basis for Lee’s visit.

From Sept. 8, Lee will spend two days in Paris for the bilateral state visit. His schedule includes laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe and attending an official welcoming ceremony hosted by the French government. He will then join Macron for a private luncheon at the Élysée Palace, followed by expanded talks involving both countries’ delegations.

The state visit is expected to consolidate the global strategic partnership with France, upgraded in April, through practical cooperation covering security, the economy and people-to-people exchanges, and to add new momentum to our expanding diplomacy in Europe.

· Wi Sung-lacWi described the diplomatic goals of the visit.

Lee is also scheduled to attend a South Korea-France business roundtable and a state banquet hosted by Macron and his wife at the Élysée Palace. On Sept. 9, he will meet French National Assembly President Yaël Braun-Pivet, attend a luncheon with South Korean residents in France and meet OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann before returning home.

National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said the visit would help consolidate the global strategic partnership upgraded with France in April and add momentum to Seoul’s broader diplomacy in Europe. He said South Korea would seek to expand cooperation with France, a leader in future industries, in artificial intelligence, space, nuclear power and biotechnology, while strengthening exchanges among young people and in science and technology.

We will expand cooperation with France, a leader in future industries, in advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, space, nuclear power and biotechnology, and activate exchanges among young people and in science and technology.

· Wi Sung-lacWi outlined planned areas of bilateral cooperation.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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