President Lee Jae Myung wrapped up an official go to to Egypt and departed for South Africa on Friday to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit, the place he’s anticipated to debate pending world points, together with inclusive development and local weather change.
In Cairo, Lee held summit talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to debate enhanced cooperation in peace efforts and the protection trade, and delivered an deal with outlining his initiative for deeper engagement within the Center East.
Lee additionally unveiled a complete initiative for cooperation within the Center East that goals to advertise regional peace, deepen financial partnerships, and broaden cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
Lee is scheduled to make a three-day go to to Johannesburg to attend the G20 summit, which runs from Saturday to Sunday below the theme “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability.”
Through the G20 summit, Lee will current Korea’s financial and local weather insurance policies and pledge a extra energetic worldwide function, Nationwide Safety Adviser Wi Sung-lac stated.
With this 12 months’s G20 summit being held in Africa for the primary time, Lee will underscore Seoul’s dedication to increasing cooperation with the continent, demonstrating solidarity and contributing to its improvement, Wi added.
On the sidelines of the summit, Lee will maintain a sequence of bilateral and multilateral conferences.
He plans to satisfy with leaders from MIKTA — a gaggle of 5 center powers composed of Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey and Australia — to debate methods to strengthen multilateral cooperation on world points.
Lee can also be scheduled to carry back-to-back talks with leaders of France and Germany to debate bilateral ties, Wi informed reporters.
“President Lee will strengthen Korea’s standing as a accountable world member and lead efforts to create an setting wanted to revive multilateral commerce system,” Wi stated Thursday.
After the three-day go to to South Africa, Lee will fly to Turkey on Monday, the ultimate cease of his Center East and Africa tour that included a go to to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
