President Lee Holds Successive Meetings with Vietnam's No. 2 and No. 3 Leaders, Promotes Economic Diplomacy at Business Forum

President Lee Jaemyung, who is on a state visit to Vietnam, is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Le Minh Khai, the country’s second-highest ranking official, on the 23rd (local time) to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

Yonhap News Agency

The previous day, President Lee held a summit with Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of Vietnam, the nation’s top official, to discuss cooperation measures in areas such as nuclear power and infrastructure to jointly address the situation in the Middle East. During the meeting, they exchanged 12 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and other documents. Building on these discussions, President Lee is expected to explore more concrete cooperation plans with Prime Minister Le Minh Khai. After his meeting with the prime minister, President Lee will meet with Tran Thanh Man, Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, for talks and a luncheon.

In addition, President Lee plans to attend the Korea-Vietnam Business Forum in the afternoon to encourage business leaders from both countries to expand exchanges and investment. Multiple MOUs are also expected to be signed between Korean and Vietnamese companies at this event.

Accompanying President Lee on this state visit are Lee Jae-Yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, Chey Tae-Won, Chairman of SK, Koo Kwang-Mo, Chairman of LG, Shin Dong-Bin, Chairman of Lotte Holdings, Jang In-Hwa, Chairman of POSCO Holdings, Jeong Kisun, Chairman of HD Hyundai, Heo Tae-Soo, Chairman of GS, Sohn Kyung-Shik, Chairman of CJ, Cho Hyun-Joon, Chairman of Hyosung, Jeong Won-Ju, Chairman of Daewoo E&C, and Park Ji-Won, Vice Chairman of Doosan Group.

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