EU leaders to visit South Korea for talks

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel leave after a press conference ahead of the G7 Summit in Japan, at the European Council in Brussels in this file picture from May 15, 2023. - AFP

SEOUL (AFP): European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are set to visit Seoul on Monday (May 22) for a summit with South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol.

The European leaders, who have just attended the G7 summit in Hiroshima, are making their first visit to the East Asian country for talks on issues including trade agreements, the war in Ukraine, and North Korea's banned weapons programmes.