President Lee Jae-myung visits France as a state guest, lays flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and holds a summit
After attending the official welcoming ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, held a meeting with President Macron.
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- President Lee Jae-myung, who is on a state visit to France, attended the official welcoming ceremony held at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and encouraged war veterans.
- Next, a summit meeting will be held with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss cooperation in high-tech industries.
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President Lee Jae-myung is making a state visit to France, attending an official welcoming ceremony and holding a summit meeting.
Laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, “We will forever remember the sacrifices of the nameless heroes.”
At the meeting, cooperation measures for the defense industry, nuclear power plant, high-tech industries, and the Hormuz crisis are expected to be discussed.
(Paris = Yonhap News) Reporters Lim Hyeong-seop and Ko Dong-wook = President Lee Jae-myung, who is on a state visit to France, attended the official welcoming ceremony held at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on the 8th (local time).
When President Lee appeared at the event, he was greeted by the French military band and the Republican Guard, and President Lee inspected the honor guard along with the French Minister of Defense and the Military Governor of Paris.
President Lee immediately moved to the place to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Here, President Lee prayed for about 1 minute and 30 seconds and laid a wreath, and wrote in the guestbook, 'I will forever remember the dedication and sacrifice of the nameless heroes.'
I also looked around the Korean War commemorative bronze plaque.
Here, President Lee met the veterans and their bereaved families who came to the scene, held their hands one by one, and encouraged them by saying, "Thank you," "Thanks to you, Korea has developed into a recognized country," "I can never forget," "I will prove that my uncle's sacrifice was not in vain," and "Please come sometime."
President Lee later moved to the Elysee Palace in Paris for a summit meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
President Lee hugged President Macron with a happy expression and then held hands.
Following the welcoming ceremony, a summit meeting between President Lee and President Macron will be held.
It is expected that the meeting will discuss cooperation measures in high-tech industries such as AI (artificial intelligence), nuclear power plants, and the defense industry, as well as measures to equalize the Hormuz crisis.
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