PRES. LEE TO MAKE DIPLOMATIC DEBUT AT G7 IN CANADA

Hope your workweek is off to a good start.

It's Monday June 9th here in Seoul.

I'm Min Sunhee.

It's been less than a week since President Lee Jae-myung has entered the top office and already plans are in the works for his debut on the international stage at the G7 gathering over in Canada this coming Sunday.

For more I have Fabian Kretschmer with the German news agency dpa.

Fabian welcome back.

I also have Steven Borowiec with Japanese weekly news magazine Nikkei Asia.

Steven as always it's good to have you here.

1) Now Fabian, before we touch upon his diplomatic debut, let's begin with the president's victory of the snap election.

2) Steven, we spoke on the show on the eve of election day, and we are now talking about the DP's triumph.

3) Fabian, the annual NATO summit takes place later this month in the Netherlands.

4) Steven, despite the uncertainty with regard to South Korea's participation in the NATO summit in late June, President Lee Jae-myung is poised to partake in the G7 summit in Canada early next week .

5) Steven, President Lee Jae-myung is also likely to sit down with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the G7 summit.

6) Fabian, also at the G7 gathering, there are plans for a separate bilateral exchange between President Lee Jae-myung and his American counterpart Donald Trump.

7) Steven, speaking at the annual Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore slightly more than a week ago, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned against the pursuit of security with the U.S. and trade with China.

8) Fabian, with regard to tensions here on the Korean peninsula, do you envision a tangible de-escalation in the conflict between Seoul and Pyongyang under the Lee Jae-myung administration?

All right.