{"id":120297,"date":"2026-07-07T20:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/120297\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T20:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:00:28","slug":"president-lee-holds-informal-meeting-with-canadian-prime-minister-presidential-office-cooperation-to-expand-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/120297\/","title":{"rendered":"President Lee Holds Informal Meeting with Canadian Prime Minister&#8230; Presidential Office: &#8220;Cooperation to Expand Further&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Lee Jae-myung, who is visiting Turkey to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, held an informal meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on the 7th (local time).<\/p>\n<p>Wi Sung-rak, Chief of the National Security Office at the Presidential Office, announced this during a local briefing in Ankara.<\/p>\n<p>\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiae.co.kr\/news\/img_view.htm?img=2026070804201437680_1783452014.jpg\" class=\"img_link\" title=\"President Lee Jae-myung and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands ahead of their summit at the Ankara Convention Center in Turkey on the 7th (local time). 2026.7.8 Yonhap News Agency.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026070804201437680_1783452014.jpg\" alt=\"President Lee Jae-myung and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands ahead of their summit at the Ankara Convention Center in Turkey on the 7th (local time). 2026.7.8 Yonhap News Agency.\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\">President Lee Jae-myung and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands ahead of their summit at the Ankara Convention Center in Turkey on the 7th (local time). 2026.7.8 Yonhap News Agency.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiae.co.kr\/news\/img_view.htm?img=2026070804201437680_1783452014.jpg\" class=\"img_figure\" title=\"President Lee Jae-myung and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands ahead of their summit at the Ankara Convention Center in Turkey on the 7th (local time). 2026.7.8 Yonhap News Agency.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView original image<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, President Lee had a phone call with Prime Minister Carney over the weekend at Carney&#8217;s request and learned directly from him about the selection of the preferred bidder for the submarine project. 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