President Lee Holds Phone Talks with New Dutch Prime Minister: "Expanding Cooperation in Semiconductors and AI"

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President Lee Jae-myung held a phone conversation on the 7th with Rob Jetten, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, who took office this past February, and the two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of advanced industries.

Kang Yoo-jung, Senior Presidential Spokesperson, said, "President Lee expressed his intention to seek ways for the two countries to expand practical cooperation not only in the field of semiconductors, where they already have close ties, but also in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technologies."

Spokesperson Kang also added, "President Lee noted that this year marks the meaningful 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and the Netherlands, and highly praised the mutually beneficial development of the two countries’ strategic partnership."

President Lee Jae-myung is having his first phone call with Rob Jetten, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, at the Blue House office on the 7th. Blue House.

According to Spokesperson Kang, Prime Minister Jetten expressed his agreement by stating, "While maintaining strong cooperation between the two countries in the strategically important semiconductor sector, I hope we can also enhance collaboration in other areas, such as batteries and offshore wind power."

Spokesperson Kang stated, "The two leaders shared the view that the partnership between the two countries is important, especially as global uncertainty is intensifying due to the situation in the Middle East, and agreed to maintain close communication going forward."

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