President Lee vows stronger diplomatic engagement, as he embarks on first overseas trip for G7 Summit

CALGARY — President Lee Jae-myung signaled a more proactive and elevated approach to summit diplomacy and international cooperation as he began his first overseas visit to attend the G7 Summit in Canada. Lee departed Seoul at around 4:50 p.m. Monday to attend the G7 Summit, as a guest country invited by Canada, the host country. This visit came just less than two weeks since he took office as the president in early June. Speaking to reporters during an impromptu press briefing on board of the Korea Air Force One, Lee emphasized that heightened international competition, along with his administration's focus on economic livelihood and public well-being, necessitates deeper international ties, particularly through summit-level diplomacy. “This marks my first official foreign trip as president, and I believe it’s time for Korea to conduct summit diplomacy more vigorously than we have so far,” Lee said during the press conference. “We need to strengthen our international engagement to a higher level.” “As a trade-dependent nation, Korea must strategically strengthen its globalWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times