Lee and Macron hold Paris summit, signing defense and security cooperation agreements

French President Emmanuel Macron hosts South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for talks in Paris

PARIS — Korea and France signed multiple agreements Tuesday that will strengthen their bilateral cooperation in national defense, the defense industry and other areas, including military information protection, Korean President Lee Jae Myung said. Lee made the announcement in a joint press event with French President Emmanuel Macron on the outcome of their summit at the Elysee Palace. The Korean president began a two-day state visit to the French capital earlier in the day as the two countries seek to strengthen their partnership on the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. "In order to jointly respond to uncertainties facing the international order, (we) agreed to make tangible progress in cooperation on defense and security," Lee said. The two sides signed a pact to upgrade a military secret information protection agreement reached during the last Lee-Macron summit held in Seoul in April, the Korean president said. The agreed-upon upgrade will serve to further sharpen the framework for information sharing between the two countries, he added. In addition, the two si

PARIS — South Korea and France signed multiple agreements Tuesday that will strengthen their bilateral cooperation in national defense, the defense industry and other areas, including military information protection, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said. Lee made the announcement in a joint press event with French President Emmanuel Macron on the outcome of their summit at the Elysee Palace. The South Korean president began a two-day state visit to the French capital earlier in the day as the two countries seek to strengthen their partnership on the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. "In order to jointly respond to uncertainties facing the international order, (we) agreed to make tangible progress in cooperation on defense and security," Lee said. The two sides signed a pact to upgrade a military secret information protection agreement reached during the last Lee-Macron summit held in Seoul in April, the South Korean president said. The agreed-upon upgrade will serve to further sharpen the framework for information sharing between the two countries, he added

PARIS — South Korea and France signed multiple agreements Tuesday that will strengthen their bilateral cooperation in national defense, the defense industry and other areas, including military information protection, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said. Lee made the announcement in a joint press event with French President Emmanuel Macron on the outcome of their summit at the Elysee Palace. The South Korean president began a two-day state visit to the French capital earlier in the day as the two countries seek to strengthen their partnership on the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. "In order to jointly respond to uncertainties facing the international order, (we) agreed to make tangible progress in cooperation on defense and security," Lee said. The two sides signed a pact to upgrade a military secret information protection agreement reached during the last Lee-Macron summit held in Seoul in April, the South Korean president said. The agreed-upon upgrade will serve to further sharpen the framework for information sharing between the two countries, he added

PARIS — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, were set to hold summit talks Tuesday in Paris to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in security, the economy and other areas under their global strategic partnership. The South Korean president began a two-day state visit to the French capital earlier in the day as the two countries seek to strengthen their partnership on the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. He arrived here late Monday, following a two-day trip to France's Nice, where he and Macron co-hosted a meeting on the future of the film industry. Lee will first lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris before attending a one-on-one luncheon with Macron at the Elysee Palace. The two leaders will then hold summit talks, where they are widely expected to flesh out their countries' global strategic partnership forged during Macron's visit to South Korea in April. A Seoul official earlier said the leaders may also discuss possible cooperation in the nuclear power plant industry, as

PARIS — Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday arrived in Paris, where he is set to hold a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in security, the economy and other areas. Lee will make a two-day state visit to the French capital from Tuesday, when he will hold a luncheon and summit talks with Macron. Lee and Macron are expected to discuss cooperation in various areas, including security, the economy, science and technology, culture, and people-to-people exchanges, as the two countries mark the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Lee will head home Wednesday, wrapping up his four-day trip to France. He earlier visited France's Nice for a first-ever Korea-France summit on the future of the film industry, which he co-hosted with Macron.