Lee to give press briefing on results of Europe trip

SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung plans to give a press briefing this week on the results of his 10-day trip to Europe that included visits to Belgium and Italy, and his attendance at a Group of Seven (G7) summit, his office said Thursday.

Lee, who returned from the trip earlier in the day, will brief reporters at Cheong Wa Dae at 2 p.m. Friday, according to his spokesperson, Kang Yu-jung.

During the trip, Lee expanded his administration's diplomatic outreach to Europe and sought global support for inter-Korean peace through his meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.

At the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, he held a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings with world leaders. In a brief exchange with U.S. President Donald Trump, he discussed the South Korea-U.S. alliance and issues related to the Korean Peninsula and the Middle East.

President Lee Jae Myung (L) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung disembark the presidential plane at Seoul Air Base, just south of the capital, on June 18, 2026, after returning from a 10-day trip to Europe. (Yonhap)