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President Lee Scheduled for State Visit to Italy Starting the 11th Third Meeting with Prime Minister Meloni… Then Moving to the Vatican Attending 'Special Mass' and Meeting with Pope Leo XIV [Anchor] President Lee Jae-myung, who has embarked on a European tour, has arrived in Belgium, his first destination. He will carry out a ten-day diplomatic schedule, starting with meetings with leaders in Belgium and the EU, followed by visits to Italy, the Vatican, and France, where the G7 Summit is being held. Reporter Jung In-yong reports. [Reporter] President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung arrived at the Melsbourg Air Base in Brussels, receiving a warm welcome from Belgian government officials. In Belgium, marking the 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations, full-scale summit diplomacy will continue starting the following day. A summit meeting with the Belgian Prime Minister and a meeting with the King are scheduled to begin on the 10th (local time), and he will also meet privately with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. [Wi Sung-rak / National Security Advisor (on the 5th): As this is the first meeting with a Belgian leader since the launch of our government, we expect to discuss practical measures to elevate the friendly cooperative relationship between the two countries to a new level.] President Lee will embark on a state visit to Italy starting on the 11th, local time. He will hold his third meeting with Prime Minister Meloni, whom he met during the UN General Assembly last September and his official visit to Korea this January. In particular, following his schedule in Italy, he will travel to the Vatican to attend a special Mass and hold an audience with Pope Leo XIV. [Wi Sung-rak / National Security Advisor (on the 5th): We intend to express Korea's commitment to global peace and solidarity and seek the Vatican's support for this. We wish to reaffirm the Vatican's continued support and interest in peace on the Korean Peninsula…] President Lee will arrive in Evian, France, on the 16th and conclude his European tour by carrying out official G7 summit schedules for two days as an invited guest. The Blue House expects that the ten-day overseas trip will broaden diplomatic horizons and contribute to establishing the status of a responsible global power aiming for G7 Plus. This is Jung In-yong from YTN. Video Reporter: Choi Gwang-hyeon Video Editor: Jeong Chi-yun Design: Kim Seo-yeon YTN Jeong In-yong ([email protected]) ※ 'Your Tip Becomes News' [KakaoTalk] Search for YTN and add the channel [Phone] 02-398-8585 [Email] [email protected] ▶ Original Article: https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0101_202606... ▶ Send a Tip: https://mj.ytn.co.kr/mj/mj_write.php ▣ Subscribe to YTN YouTube Channel: http://goo.gl/Ytb5SZ ⓒ YTN Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use of AI data are prohibited.