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  "id": 5468797,
  "title": "(LEAD) Lee to visit France next week for summit with Macron",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lead-lee-to-visit-france-next-week-for-summit-with-macron",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T02:06:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
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    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260904002751315"
  },
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  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung will embark on a visit to France next week to attend a summit on cinema and engage in bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to a presidential official. The trip, which is scheduled for Sunday to Wednesday, is an invitation from Macron following his own visit to South Korea in April. The two countries are commemorating the 140th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. Lee will initially travel to Saint-Paul-de-Vence to participate in the Lumiere Summit on the future of cinema before embarking on a two-day state visit to Paris from Tuesday. During this visit, he will hold summit talks with Macron, have a luncheon with Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, followed by a summit and dinner banquet at the Elysee Palace. In Paris, Lee will also attend a business roundtable involving 20 companies from both countries and meet with Yael Braun-Pivet, speaker of the French lower house of parliament, and Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the OECD. The trip is anticipated to result in practical cooperation in security, economy, science and technology, culture, and people-to-people exchanges between France and South Korea, according to National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac. This visit will further develop the strategic partnership between the two nations, focusing on sectors such as security, economy, and people-to-people exchanges, said Wi. He added that South Korea will enhance cooperation with France in advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, space, nuclear energy, and biology, laying a solid foundation for the long-term development of bilateral ties, describing France as a leader in future industries.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will visit France next week t...",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee to visit France next week for summit with Macron",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lee-to-visit-france-next-week-for-summit-with-macron-5468798",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:02:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee to visit France next week for summit with Macron",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lee-to-visit-france-next-week-for-summit-with-macron",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:22:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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