President Lee Jae Myung will make a state visit to France from the 6th to the 9th. Participation in ..

Attending the Lumiere Summit Meeting in France for 5 days and 3 nights
Qing “diplomatic engine to Europe”

사진 확대 Wi Sung-rak, head of the National Security Office, is giving a preliminary briefing on his trip to the United States and South America at the press conference hall of the Blue House on July 22. 2026.7.22 [Blue House Press Photo Press]

President Lee Jae Myung will make a state visit to France from the 6th to the 9th. Participation in the ‘Lumière Summit’, which deals with the film and video industries, will strengthen cooperation in content and high-tech. This is expected to add new momentum to the expansion of diplomacy with Europe.

President Lee will visit France from the 6th to the 9th at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, Moon Dong-rak, head of the Blue House’s National Security Office, said in a briefing at Chunchugwan on the 4th. “This visit comes after President Macron, who visited Korea in April, invited President Lee as co-chair of the Lumiere Summit and proposed a state visit.”

We have quickly completed mutual visits with the United States, China, Japan, and Vietnam in our first year of office, Director Wi said. “We will also complete a state visit with France in five months to establish a close relationship with the leaders of major countries and further expand the strategic diplomatic foundation of the Republic of Korea.”

President Lee will attend the Lumiere Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France on the 7th (local time) as co-chair. The next day, he will travel to Paris for △ an official welcoming ceremony △ an exclusive luncheon for the leaders of Korea and France △ an expanded summit between Korea and France △ a business roundtable △ a state dinner schedule. On the 9th, he plans to meet French House Speaker Bron-Pibbe and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Martink Corman.

In response, Director Wi said, “It will serve as an opportunity to strengthen global strategic partnership with France and add new momentum to the expansion of diplomacy with Europe,” adding, “We will expand cooperation in high-tech fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), space, nuclear power, and bio with France, a leader in future industries, and revitalize exchanges in youth and science and technology.”

“As a co-chair country with France, which has led the birth and growth of the film industry, we will lead discussions on the future of the global film and video industry and further expand the foundation for K contents and Korean companies to enter European and global markets,” he said, explaining the expected performance.