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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 18
Trump Invites Lee Jae Myung to Golf at G7 as Leaders Reaffirm 2-Nation Alliance
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 18

Trump Invites Lee Jae Myung to Golf at G7 as Leaders Reaffirm 2-Nation Alliance

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 18

Summary

  • Lee Jae Myung said South Korea’s relationship with the US is “solid and eternal” after meeting Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in France.
  • Trump repeated an invitation for the two leaders to play golf after they parted following lunch, according to Lee’s Thursday post on X alongside a photo with Trump.
  • The exchange cast a personal tone over their G7 contact while underscoring that US-Korea ties were a central topic of the discussion.

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