Lee set to wrap up visit to Japan, depart for high-stakes summit with Trump

President Lee Jae Myung is set to wrap up his two-day visit to Japan on Sunday and travel to Washington, D.C., for a high-stakes summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. In Tokyo, Lee and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held summit talks on Saturday during which they agreed to deepen cooperation to address shifting global trade and security dynamics and to strengthen trilateral ties with the United States. Lee said his decision to make Japan the first diplomatic destination for a bilateral summit since taking office underscored his focus on ties with a "neighbor sharing the front yard" and an "indispensable partner." Lee plans to meet with Japanese lawmakers before departing and will arrive in Washington later in the day. In Washington, Lee is scheduled to hold his first in-person meeting with Trump at the White House, with discussions expected to center on trade and security issues following a tariff deal struck between Seoul and Washington in late July. Lee is expected to face a pivotal foreign policy test as the Trump administration pushes to "modernize" the alliance with Korea,Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times