Lee Jae-myung talks North Korea at G7 as meeting with Trump falls through



News Lee Jae-myung talks North Korea at G7 as meeting with Trump falls through South Korean president discusses peninsula denuclearization with Australian counterpart and plans to meet Japan’s Ishiba Jooheon Kim June 17, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Alberta \| Image: Anthony Albanese via X (June 17, 2025) South Korean President Lee Jae-myung raised North Korean security issues during talks with Australia’s leader on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada on Monday, but a planned first meeting with Donald Trump fell through after the U.S. president cut short his visit to address Middle East tensions. Trump returned to the U.S. after signing a major trade agreement with the U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, thus skipping out on the scheduled evening session with other world leaders. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung raised North Korean security issues during talks with Australia’s leader on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada on Monday, but a planned first meeting with Donald Trump fell through after the U.S. president cut short his visit to address Middle East tensions. Trump returned to the U.S. after signing a major trade agreement with the U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, thus skipping out on the scheduled evening session with other world leaders. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Lee Jae-myung talks North Korea at G7 as meeting with Trump falls through

South Korean president discusses peninsula denuclearization with Australian counterpart and plans to meet Japan’s Ishiba

Jooheon Kim June 17, 2025

Lee Jae-myung talks North Korea at G7 as meeting with Trump falls through

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Alberta | Image: Anthony Albanese via X (June 17, 2025)

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung raised North Korean security issues during talks with Australia’s leader on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada on Monday, but a planned first meeting with Donald Trump fell through after the U.S. president cut short his visit to address Middle East tensions.

Trump returned to the U.S. after signing a major trade agreement with the U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, thus skipping out on the scheduled evening session with other world leaders.

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