President Lee Jae Myung departs Tuesday for Turkey as the first leg of a two-country trip that includes attending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit before heading to Mongolia. Lee travels to Ankara, where leaders of NATO’s 32 member states—including U.S. President Donald Trump—are scheduled to meet from Tuesday to Wednesday. Lee attends the summit at the invitation of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. After arriving in Ankara, Lee is set to meet with Rutte shortly thereafter. The presidential office says Lee will also hold a meeting with representatives from Japan, Australia and New Zealand, the three countries that together with South Korea make up NATO’s Indo-Pacific Four (IP4). On the sidelines of the summit, Lee is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at a defense industry forum, including a session titled “Shared Values, Stronger Industrial Base.” On Wednesday, Lee is expected to take part in a series of bilateral meetings with other participating leaders, before concluding this stage of his trip.
South Korea’s President Lee departs for Turkey to attend NATO summit
President Lee Jae Myung departs Tuesday for Turkey as the first leg of a two-country trip that includes attending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit before heading to Mongolia. Lee t...
- President Lee Jae Myung departs Tuesday for Turkey to attend the NATO summit.
- Lee travels to Ankara, where NATO leaders of 32 member countries meet Tuesday–Wednesday.
- Lee attends the summit at the invitation of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and meets him shortly after arrival.
- Lee also meets representatives of Japan, Australia and New Zealand as part of NATO’s Indo-Pacific Four (IP4).
- Lee delivers a keynote speech at a defense industry forum on the sidelines of the NATO summit.
President Lee Jae Myung departed Tuesday for Turkey, the first leg of his two-nation trip where he will attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit before heading to Mongolia. The presidential aircraft carrying Lee took off from Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, south of Seoul, en route to Ankara, where the leaders of the NATO's 32 member countries, including U.S. President Donald Trump, will gather for the summit from Tuesday to Wednesday. Lee will attend the NATO summit at the invitation of the alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte. He will also hold a meeting with the NATO chief shortly after arriving in Ankara. Lee will subsequently hold a meeting with representatives of Japan, Australia and New Zealand -- the three countries that, together with Korea, make up NATO's Indo-Pacific Four (IP4), according to the presidential office. Later Tuesday, Lee is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at a defense industry forum on the sidelines of the NATO summit, joining a session titled "Shared Values, Stronger Industrial Base." On Wednesday, Lee is expected to hold a series of bilat
1 hour agoPresident Lee Jae Myung was set to depart Tuesday for Turkey, the first leg of his two-nation trip where he will attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit before heading to Mongolia. The presidential aircraft carrying Lee will take off for Ankara, where the leaders of the NATO's 32 member countries, including U.S. President Donald Trump, will gather for the summit from Tuesday to Wednesday. Lee will attend the NATO summit at the invitation of the alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte. He will also hold a meeting with the NATO chief shortly after arriving in Ankara. Lee will subsequently hold a meeting with representatives of Japan, Australia and New Zealand — the three countries that, together with Korea, make up NATO's Indo-Pacific Four (IP4), according to the presidential office. Later Tuesday, Lee is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at a defense industry forum on the sidelines of the NATO summit, joining a session titled "Shared Values, Stronger Industrial Base." On Wednesday, Lee is expected to hold a series of bilateral meetings with participating leaders,
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