SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit the United States, Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Germany from July 24 to August 3, the presidential office announced on Wednesday.
During the trip, Lee will hold bilateral summits with the leaders of Brazil, Chile and Argentina and attend an artificial intelligence (AI) summit in San Francisco, according to National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac.
What are the goals of the visit?
The presidential office said Lee is scheduled to meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei during the AI summit. Senior executives from Samsung Electronics, SK Group and Hyundai Motor are also expected to attend.
South Korea aims to expand trade and business ties with South America, including advancing negotiations on a South Korea-Mercosur trade agreement and modernising its free trade agreement with Chile. The visit will also focus on strengthening cooperation in energy, critical minerals and food security, officials said.
In San Francisco, Lee will also meet executives from leading venture capital firms and attend the signing of a memorandum of understanding between South Korea’s National Pension Service and several US venture capital companies.