U.S. President Donald Trump says he is willing to play a role in advancing Korean Peninsula issues in talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France, according to a senior South Korean presidential official. The remarks come after Lee, who sat next to Trump at an official G7 dinner the previous day, said he expected Trump to focus on and engage in efforts to build peace on the peninsula. Oh Hyun-joo, the third deputy national security adviser, says Trump expressed a strong will to contribute and to seek ways to help promote peace. The two leaders also discussed expanding “mutually beneficial cooperation,” including cooperation in the shipbuilding sector. In addition, they discussed the importance of trilateral cooperation with Japan, based on a strong South Korea–U.S. alliance. The accounts describe Trump’s pledge as a commitment to coordinated engagement with Seoul on Korean Peninsula peace, alongside broader bilateral and regional cooperation topics raised at the G7.