EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attended the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday and had a brief encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump during a photo session. Emmanuel Macron, president of host France, welcomed Lee to the summit venue. The South Korean president responded, “I am so happy,” after Macron asked, “How are you?” During a subsequent group photo session for leaders of participating countries, Lee had a brief encounter with Trump for about 30 seconds, a livestream of the event showed. Details of their conversation were not immediately available, but Lee and Trump were seen eagerly speaking to each other through who appeared to be an interpreter. This year marks the second consecutive year South Korea has been invited to the G7 summit as a partner country. The G7 consists of France, Germany, the U.S., Canada, Italy, Japan and Britain. France has invited non-G7 nations, including Brazil, Egypt, India and Kenya, to help shape coordinated responses to global challenges, such as the wars in Ukraine and Iran, global fi
