South Korean President Lee Jae Myung Arrives in Italy for Bilateral Talks
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- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Italy for a 10-day European tour, his first since taking office.
- He will hold talks with President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, meet Pope Leo XIV, and attend the G7 summit in France as a partner nation.
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ROME, June 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Italy on Wednesday for talks with the country's top leaders on bilateral ties.
Italy is the second stop in Lee's 10-day trip to Europe, his first visit to the region since taking office in June last year that is widely aimed at broadening his diplomatic outreach in the region.
On Thursday, Lee will attend an official welcome ceremony hosted by President Sergio Mattarella and hold a summit with him before the two leaders make a joint press announcement.
The South Korean president will hold separate talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni the following day.
On Sunday, he will attend Mass at St. Peter's Basilica and meet with Pope Leo XIV the next day.
The president will wrap up his visit to Italy on Tuesday, when he will head to France's Evian for the Group of Seven (G7) summit, to which South Korea has been invited as a partner nation.
