South Korea and France agree to boost defence cooperation as global conflicts persist

The French president is scheduled to deliver a speech at Yonsei University in Seoul after the summit, and attend a business forum alongside Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, according to the Blue House.

Macron is scheduled to meet the CEOs of Samsung, Naver and Hyundai Motor during the trip as he seeks to boost French exports to South Korea and attract Korean investment into France’s industrial and technology sectors, according to the Elysee.

(Reporting by Heejin Kim and Joyce Lee; Additional reporting by Gabriel Stargardter, Eduardo Baptista, Camille Raynaud, Jihoon Lee and Joyce Lee Editing by Ed Davies and Kim Coghill)