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(LEAD) Lee, Trump discuss cooperation on building U.S. military vessels during NATO dinner: spokesperson
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump held follow-up talks on Trump's request for Seoul's assistance in building U.S. military vessels during a NATO summit dinner in Ankara. Lee pledged full cooperation and the leaders agreed to continue working-level consultations, while also recalling a golf promise and discussing a potential Lee visit to the U.S.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump held follow-up discussions on Trump's earlier request for Seoul's assistance in building U.S. military vessels, according to Lee's presidential spokesperson, Kang Yu-jung. The conversation took place on Tuesday evening at a dinner banquet hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, on the sidelines of the ongoing NATO summit.
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Yonhap News Agency, reporting from Ankara, provided the details of the encounter. The two leaders had first met at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, last month, where Trump asked Lee whether South Korea could help build U.S. military vessels. In response, Lee said he would cooperate with Trump's request as fully as possible, highlighting the advanced capabilities of South Korea's shipbuilding companies.
According to the spokesperson, Lee and Trump also agreed to continue working-level consultations between their countries to discuss the details of the proposed cooperation. The encounter came just three weeks after their initial meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit.
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Trump's earlier request for Seoul's help in building military vessels during a dinner hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
The request was originally made when the two leaders met at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, last month.
Lee said he would cooperate with Trump's request as fully as possible, citing the advanced capabilities of South Korea's shipbuilding companies.
The leaders agreed to continue working-level consultations on the proposed cooperation.
They also recalled their promise to play golf together and agreed to pursue Lee's visit to the United States at an appropriate time, which could include a round of golf.
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Yonhap News — English
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump had follow-up discussions on Trump's earlier request for Seoul's assistance in building military vessels
The two held discussions at a dinner banquet hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara
Lee earlier said the U.S. president had asked him whether South Korea could help build U.S. military vessels when they met at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Evian-les-Bains, France
Lee said he would cooperate with Trump's request as fully as possible, highlighting the advanced capabilities of South Korea's shipbuilding companies
The leaders agreed to continue working-level consultations between their countries to discuss details of the proposed cooperation
The encounter between Lee and Trump came just three weeks after they met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France
The leaders recalled their promise at the G7 summit to play golf together, and agreed to pursue Lee's visit to the United States at an appropriate time
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump had follow-up discussions on Trump's earlier request for Seoul's assistance in building military vessels
The two held discussions at a dinner banquet hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Lee earlier said the U.S. president had asked him whether South Korea could help build U.S. military vessels when they met at the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France
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ClaimSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump had follow-up discussions on Trump's earlier request for Seoul's assistance in building military vessels at the ongoing North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit.
ClaimLee earlier said the U.S. president had asked him whether South Korea could help build U.S. military vessels when they met at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, last month.
ClaimLee said he would cooperate with Trump's request as fully as possible, highlighting the advanced capabilities of South Korea's shipbuilding companies.
ClaimThe leaders recalled their promise at the G7 summit to play golf together, and agreed to pursue Lee's visit to the United States at an appropriate time.