President Lee Jae Myung, left, speaks to U.S. President Donald Trump, right, during a group photo session at a hotel in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday, his first day attending the Group of Seven summit in the French town. Yonhap
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attended the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday and had a brief encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump during a photo session.
Emmanuel Macron, president of host France, welcomed Lee to the summit venue. The South Korean president responded, "I am so happy," after Macron asked, "How are you?"
During a subsequent group photo session for leaders of participating countries, Lee had a brief encounter with Trump for about 30 seconds, a livestream of the event showed.
Lee and Trump were seen eagerly speaking to each other through who appeared to be an interpreter.
