What is President Lee Jae Myung scheduled to do in France with Emmanuel Macron?

Lee is set to co-chair the Lumiere Summit on the future of cinema in Saint-Paul-de-Vence and then hold bilateral summit talks with Macron in Paris. The Paris program includes a one-on-one luncheon and a dinner banquet at the Elysee Palace.

Why is Lee Jae Myung visiting France now?

The visit comes at Macron’s invitation after the French leader’s trip to Korea in April. The trip also coincides with the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and France.

Lee arrives in France, set for summit with Macron in Paris

Q: Who else will Lee Jae Myung meet during the France trip?

Before returning home on Wednesday, Lee will meet Yael Braun-Pivet, speaker of the lower house of the French parliament, and Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the OECD. Those meetings come after his Paris summit schedule with Macron.

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Summary

President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Nice, France, on Sunday for a four-day visit that will include a bilateral summit with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. He will co-chair the Lumiere Summit on the future of cinema on Monday in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Lee will then make a two-day state visit to Paris from Tuesday, with talks, a luncheon, and a dinner banquet at the Elysee Palace. The trip follows Macron’s April visit to Korea and comes as the two countries mark 140 years of diplomatic relations.

Key Facts

Lee is scheduled to attend the Lumiere Summit on Monday in nearby Saint-Paul-de-Vence and co-chair the event with Macron.
On Tuesday, Lee will begin a two-day state visit to Paris.
Lee will have a one-on-one luncheon with Macron, followed by summit talks and a dinner banquet hosted by Macron and Brigitte Macron at the Elysee Palace.
On Wednesday, Lee will meet Yael Braun-Pivet and Mathias Cormann before heading home.

By Yonhap

Published Sep 7, 2026 7:35 am KST
Updated Sep 7, 2026 9:06 am KST

President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung are welcomed to France in a ceremony after arriving aboard the presidential plane at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport in Nice, France, Sept. 6. Yonhap

NICE, France — President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Nice, France, on Sunday on a four-day visit that will later take him to Paris for a bilateral summit with French President Emmanuel Macron.

On Monday, Lee is set to attend the Lumiere Summit on the future of cinema in nearby Saint-Paul-de-Vence, where he and Macron will co-chair the event.

On Tuesday, the Korean president will travel to Paris where he will make a two-day state visit.

Shortly after arriving in Paris, Lee will hold a one-on-one luncheon with Macron, followed by their summit talks and a dinner banquet hosted by the French president and his wife, Brigitte Macron, at the Elysee Palace.

On Wednesday, Lee will meet Yael Braun-Pivet, speaker of the lower house of the French parliament, and Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), before heading home.

Lee's trip to France comes at the invitation of Macron following the French leader's visit to Korea in April. The leaders' exchange of visits comes as the two countries mark the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

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