Lee set to attend G7 summit in Evian to discuss global challenges

President Lee Jae Myung will attend the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, to discuss global challenges including wars in Ukraine and Iran, financial instability, and AI risks. This marks the second consecutive year South Korea has been invited to the summit, where Lee may hold bilateral talks with other leaders, though a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump remains uncertain.

President Lee Jae Myung was set to attend a Group of Seven G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday, joining discussions on wars in Ukraine and Iran and other pending global challenges as the leader of an invited partner country. This marks the second consecutive year Korea has been invited to the G7 summit. France has invited non-G7 nations, including Brazil, Egypt, India and Kenya, to help shape coordinated responses to global challenges, such as the wars in Ukraine and Iran, global financial instability and risks associated with artificial intelligence AI . Lee is scheduled to join G7 leaders on Tuesday and Wednesday for talks on such issues. The Korean president is also expected to hold bilateral summit talks with some of the participating leaders, but whether he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump remains uncertain. A presidential official said the office is leaving the door open for the possibility of a Lee-Trump meeting, but no concrete progress had been made in arranging one. On his first day attending the G7 summit, Lee will attend the event's first expanded session,