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The meeting comes on the sidelines of the G7 summit.
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, speaks during a press conference ahead of the Korean New Year at the National Assembly in Seoul on January 31, 2024. Jeon Heon-kyun/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has held his first face-to-face meeting with South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung on the sidelines of the G7 in Canada and says the two countries have agreed to cooperate in several key areas, including defence, the defence industry, critical minerals, and supply chains.
Increasing instability in the Indo-Pacific region is concerning regional leaders in response to overreach from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) warships and aircraft, causing them to seek ways to strengthen bilateral alliances.
