South Korea President Lee wraps up G7 summit with 'new leap forward in diplomacy'


President Lee Jae Myung (third from left, second row) reacts during a group photo session with world leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Canada on Tuesday. - Photo: Yonhap

CALGARY, (Canada)/SEOUL: President Lee Jae Myung wrapped up Wednesday (June 18) his three-day visit to Canada, where he attended the Group of Seven summit as a guest — a milestone his administration has touted as the restoration of South Korea’s summit diplomacy.

Before heading back to Seoul, Lee hailed the G7 summit and a flurry of bilateral talks as “signaling a new leap forward in South Korea’s diplomacy,” in a post on his Facebook account.

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