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Lee Jae Myung Begins UN Trip to Lead Security Council AI Debate and Court Investors

Lee has warned that unresolved tariff-investment talks with Washington could jeopardize Korea's financial stability.

President Lee Jae Myung (C) shakes hands with lawmakers before boarding the presidential jet bound for New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 22, 2025, at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, south of Seoul. (Yonhap)
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President Lee Jae Myung (R) waves as he and first lady Kim Hea Kyung prepare to board the presidential jet bound for New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 22, 2025, at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, south of Seoul. (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • The president departed Seoul for a five-day visit to New York to address the 80th UN General Assembly on Tuesday and chair a Security Council open debate on artificial intelligence on Wednesday.
  • He told Reuters that accepting current US demands tied to a $350 billion investment without safeguards such as a currency swap could trigger strains comparable to the 1997 financial crisis.
  • A one-on-one meeting with President Trump is not planned for this trip, though an informal encounter at the UN remains possible, according to his national security adviser.
  • Economic outreach includes a Monday meeting with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and a Thursday Korea Investment Summit where he will brief global investors on his economic agenda.
  • His schedule also features talks with UN Secretary-General António Guterres and leaders of France, Italy, Uzbekistan, the Czech Republic and Poland, while he signals little prospect for near-term inter-Korean dialogue and notes US apologies after a Georgia immigration raid.