President Lee Jae Myung, right, and first lady Kim Hea Kyung board the presidential plane at Seoul Air Base, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, to depart for a trip to Europe. Yonhap
President Lee Jae Myung departed for Europe on Tuesday on a 10-day trip that will include his attendance at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France and talks with the leaders of Belgium and Italy.
Accompanied by first lady Kim Hea Hyung, Lee's trip will last from Tuesday through June 18 and include visits to Belgium, Italy and the Vatican, where he is scheduled to meet Pope Leo XIV.
Lee's attendance at the G7 summit, set for next Monday through Wednesday, comes at the invitation of the grouping and will mark Korea's second consecutive participation as an invited nation.
On the first leg of the trip, Lee will visit Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday and hold separate summit talks with the leaders of Belgium and the European Union (EU).
