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Lee Jae Myung Returns From G7 With AI Vision and US Summit Plans

He highlighted plans for tax incentives and regulatory reforms to establish Korea as a leading artificial intelligence hub.

President Lee Jae Myung (L) and first lady Kim Hea kyung arrive at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on June 19, 2025, after attending the Group of Seven summit in Canada. (Yonhap)
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (2nd from R) and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (2nd from L) hold talks in Calgary, Canada, on June 18, 2025, on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
President Lee Jae Myung (L) and first lady Kim Hea kyung arrive at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on June 19, 2025, after attending the Group of Seven summit in Canada. (Yonhap)
This photo, taken on June 17, 2025, shows President Lee Jae Myung (R) waving next to first lady Kim Hea Kyung on a presidential plane at an airport in Calgary, Canada. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Lee held bilateral talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa to expand digital, environmental and security cooperation under the Korea-EU free trade framework.
  • In addresses at the G7, he called for upgraded energy infrastructure and stable rare earth mineral supply chains to meet surging power demands from AI technologies.
  • Lee’s first in-person meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba saw both leaders commit to strengthening trilateral coordination with the United States on North Korean and regional security challenges.
  • A planned summit with President Donald Trump at the G7 was canceled when Trump departed early, and Seoul and Washington are now coordinating a Lee–Trump meeting on the sidelines of next week’s NATO gathering.
  • On June 18, South Korea, the United States and Japan conducted their first trilateral air force drill under the Lee administration in international airspace south of Jeju.