Much-anticipated summit

President Lee Jae Myung will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump for their first summit talk on Aug. 25. The meeting will take place 82 days after Lee took office through a June 3 snap presidential election, following six months of domestic chaos. Anticipation is juxtaposed against a complex agenda — from updating the Korea-U.S. alliance, including defense cost sharing and strategic flexibility, to tariffs. Also on the radar is whether the two leaders have any personal chemistry, which the U.S. president is known to value, required to further advance the traditional alliance relationship. The Korea-U.S. summit talks in fact mark the beginning of high-stakes diplomacy for Lee, with Korea-Japan summit talks set to be held on [*******]. Much hangs in the balance of these summits, as Lee must demonstrate that his foreign affairs chops are as solid as his domestic measures have been. Speculation had been growing as Lee's presidency entered its second month without confirmation of a summit with the U.S. president. Past summit meetings between Korea and the U.S. have happened more quickly.Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times