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기사입력 : 2025.11.03 09:41
President
Lee Jae-myung hosted the first session of the 2025 APEC Summit on Friday
morning, titled “Informal Dialogue with Invited Countries.”
Prior
to the meeting, individual greetings with APEC member leaders began around 9:20
A.M., starting with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and continuing
through to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Mexican
Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard conveyed President Claudia Sheinbaum’s regrets
for being unable to attend the summit due to a national emergency caused by
severe flooding in Mexico. President Lee responded that he looks forward to
meeting President Sheinbaum in the future.
During
his conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, President Lee asked
about his visit to Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje Shipyard. Prime Minister Carney replied
that both the helicopter provided by Korea and the shipyard itself were highly
impressive.
When
President Xi Jinping, the last leader to arrive, met with President Lee, the
two exchanged warm greetings. President Xi remarked that he had heard Gyeongju
was a city with a long history and shared his impression that it was a
beautiful and remarkable place.
Ahead
of the APEC Summit, President Lee sent President Xi a gift of freshly made Hwangnam-ppang—a
traditional pastry from Gyeongju—wrapped in a traditional Korean cloth, along
with a message expressing his sincere welcome and hope that the Chinese leader
would enjoy the taste of Gyeongju. On Friday morning, an additional 200 boxes
of Hwangnam-ppang were sent to the Chinese delegation.
During
their meeting, President Xi expressed his gratitude, saying that he enjoyed the
Hwangnam-ppang
very much. President Lee then instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs to
extend the same gesture by sending the Gyeongju delicacy to all APEC member
delegations.
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