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South Korea's Lee, Trump to hold summit at White House

South Korea's Lee, Trump to hold summit at White House on Aug. 25
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Washington to hold a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 25, Lee's office said Tuesday.
South Korea's Lee, Trump to hold summit on August 25 on security alliance, economy
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold their first summit meeting on August 25 in Washington to discuss strengthening the bilateral alliance and economic security partnership,
South Korean President Lee will travel to Washington for Aug. 25 meeting with Trump
South Korea’s new President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Washington later this month to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Lee’s office said Tuesday, for talks on trade and defense cooperation in
South Korea’s Lee to Visit US for First Meeting With Trump
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit the US this month for his first meeting with President Donald Trump since taking office in June, a high-stakes trip set to spotlight a recently inked trade deal between the allies as well as security issues they share.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung To Meet Trump, Discuss Trade, Defence
The August 25 summit will follow a July trade deal in which the US agreed to cut its reciprocal tariff on South Korea to 15% from the initially proposed 25% and to apply the same reduced rate to South Korean cars.
Trump To Meet South Korean President This Month With Focus On Defense Spending, North Korea
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Washington, D.C., later this month to hold his first in-person meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. According to a report by the Korea Times,

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North Korea Warns of Reprisal Against South Korea-US Drills Despite Signs of Tensions Easing
North Korea routinely denounces military drills by the South and the United States, having called some previous exercises "a rehearsal" for nuclear war on the Korean peninsula, even as Pyongyang ...