President Lee to Personally Brief on European Tour Achievements at the Blue House on June 19

Direct Report to the Public on European Tour Achievements and Meeting with the Pope

President Lee Jae-myung will personally explain the results of his European tour and participation in the Group of Seven (G7) summit on June 19.

President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung, who returned after attending the G7 summit and European tour, are getting off the Air Force One at Seongnam Seoul Airport on the 18th and moving by car. 2026.6.18 Yonhap News Agency

Chief Presidential Spokesperson Kang Yu-jung announced on June 18, "President Lee will hold a direct briefing at the Chunchugwan Press Center in the Blue House at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow to present the outcomes and achievements of his working visit to Belgium, the European Union (EU) summit, state visit to Italy, and the G7 summit."

President Lee’s decision to brief the public immediately after his trip is seen as an effort to directly report the achievements of his European diplomacy to the nation. From June 9 to June 18, President Lee visited Belgium, the EU, Italy, and the Vatican, before attending the G7 summit held in Evian, France.

The upcoming briefing is expected to focus on expanding bilateral cooperation through the working visit to Belgium, strengthening economic security and digital trade cooperation at the EU summit, upgrading bilateral relations and industrial cooperation during the state visit to Italy, and Korea’s vision for global contribution as presented at the G7 summit.

At the G7 summit, President Lee conveyed the Korean government’s positions on various international issues—including peace on the Korean Peninsula, the situation in the Middle East, energy supply chains, artificial intelligence (AI), and development cooperation—through meetings with leaders of other countries.

In this briefing, President Lee is anticipated not only to report on the results of his trip but also to outline the direction for follow-up measures. Observers inside and outside the Blue House interpret this briefing as both the conclusion of his first European tour in his second year in office and an opportunity to explain the diplomatic and economic policy direction for the second half of the year, as well as address domestic issues.

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