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South Korean president leaves for state visit to France, with nuclear power and Hormuz talks in focus

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • President Lee Jae Myung left South Korea for a state visit to France, where he will co-chair the Lumière Summit with President Emmanuel Macron.
  • His Paris program includes a state welcome, talks with Macron, a business round table and meetings with French and OECD officials.
  • Nuclear power cooperation and possible participation in efforts related to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are expected to be discussed.

President Lee Jae Myung left South Korea on the sixth for a state visit to France, with nuclear power cooperation and a possible role in efforts linked to the Strait of Hormuz expected to feature in talks with President Emmanuel Macron.

Lee departed Seoul Air Base in Seongnam at about 10 a.m. with First Lady Kim Hye-kyung. Senior ruling-party and presidential officials were at the airport to see the couple off.

We will prepare thoroughly so that this visit becomes a new starting point for strengthening the foundation for the next 140 years.

· Wi Sung-lacSouth Korea’s national security adviser described the significance of the anniversary of diplomatic relations with France.

Lee is scheduled to arrive in France that evening. The following day, he will co-chair the Lumière Summit, an international summit on film and video, with Macron in Saint-Paul-de-Vence in southern France. He will then spend two days in Paris beginning on the eighth.

The Paris program includes laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe and attending an official welcome ceremony hosted by the French government. Lee and Macron are scheduled to hold a private luncheon at the Élysée Palace, followed by expanded talks with both countries’ delegations. Lee will also attend a Korea-France business round table and a state dinner hosted by Macron and his wife at the palace.

We are consulting with the aim of making specific progress, and we expect it to be discussed.

· Senior presidential officialThe official described preparations for nuclear-power discussions at the summit.

On the ninth, Lee is scheduled to meet the president of France’s National Assembly, attend a luncheon with Korean residents, meet OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and return home.

National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said South Korea and France were marking 140 years of diplomatic relations this year. A senior presidential official said the two sides were consulting on nuclear power with the aim of making specific progress. On Hormuz, the official said France had moved early and actively in international efforts to ensure passage through the strait and had consulted with South Korea, adding that the possibility of South Korean participation could not be ruled out.

It cannot be said that the possibility does not exist.

· Senior presidential officialThe official discussed the possibility of South Korean participation in international efforts related to passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
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