Lee to Visit Philippines, China Next Week to Attend Annual Regional Summits
[Politics] : President Lee Jae Myung will travel to the Philippines and China next week to attend a set of annual regional summit meetings. National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said during a press briefing on Thursday that Lee will visit Manila on Monday to participate in a summit with leaders from member states to the ... [more...]
President Lee Jae Myung will travel to the Philippines and China next week to participate in annual regional summit meetings, according to National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac. As reported by both KBS World Radio and The Korea Times, the president is scheduled to arrive in Manila on Monday to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit through Tuesday.
Following the trip to Manila, Lee will travel to Shenzhen, China, for a two-day visit beginning Wednesday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The Korea Times reports that Lee intends to use these meetings to strengthen cooperation with other heads of state and address regional issues such as food security, transnational crimes, and energy supply chains.
A presidential official stated that it is unlikely North Korea will attend the APEC summit to hold talks with the United States, noting that while the possibility of such talks cannot be entirely ruled out, the probability is not high.
Brief written by urgent.news from KBS World Radio, The Korea Times — 2 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
