JOHANNESBURG — President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit, the place he’s anticipated to debate pending international points, together with inclusive development and local weather change.
Lee is scheduled to attend the G20 summit on Saturday and Sunday, which can deliver collectively leaders of the world’s largest economies to sort out urgent international points, resembling sustainable financial development, below the principle theme of “Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability.”
In the course of the gathering, Lee will current South Korea’s financial and local weather insurance policies and pledge to play a extra lively worldwide function, Nationwide Safety Adviser Wi Sung-lac mentioned.
With this 12 months’s 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 collection of bilateral and multilateral conferences.
He plans to satisfy with leaders from MIKTA — a gaggle of 5 middle-power international locations composed of South Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey and Australia — to debate methods to strengthen multilateral cooperation on international points.
Lee can also be scheduled to carry separate talks with the leaders of France and Germany to debate bilateral ties, Wi advised reporters.
“President Lee will strengthen Korea’s standing as a accountable international member and lead efforts to create an setting crucial to revive the multilateral commerce system,” Wi mentioned 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 and Egypt.
