In this file photo, President Lee Jae Myung (R) listens to remarks by Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong during his meeting with business leaders at the presidential office in Seoul on June 13, 2025. (Image courtesy of Yonhap)
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung met with Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Thursday, the presidential office said, expected to discuss a range of trade and investment issues amid trade negotiations between Seoul and Washington.
“President Lee continued his meeting with business leaders this week, following last week’s engagement,” presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a written briefing, adding that he had dinner with the Samsung chairman that day.
“They exchanged views on a broad range of topics without a set agenda,” she added.
The dinner meeting came as South Korea seeks to reach a trade agreement with the United States to lower reciprocal tariffs of 25 percent on Korean goods before the Aug. 1 deadline, with a package deal that includes provisions on trade, investment and security cooperation.
It was President Lee’s latest engagement with top business leaders, following recent dinner meetings with Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung and LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo.
(Yonhap)
