Mexico City:South Korean President Lee Jae Myung held summit talks with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City on Thursday, focusing on deepening cooperation in areas such as supply chains and artificial intelligence.

According to Yonhap News Agency, President Lee arrived in Mexico on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, marking the first visit by a South Korean president in 16 years. The summit resulted in plans for Lee and Sheinbaum to attend a ceremony for signing agreements and to make a joint press announcement on the outcomes of their discussions.

In an interview with the Mexican newspaper El Universal, President Lee emphasized the potential for combining South Korea's technological expertise with Mexico's industrial strengths to foster new growth, particularly highlighting AI and supply chains. He identified semiconductors, the aerospace industry, and electric vehicles as strategic sectors ripe for enhanced cooperation between the two nations.

Prior to the summit, President Lee paid tribute to Mexico's national defenders by laying flowers and observing a moment of silence at the Altar a la Patria in Chapultepec Park, a key monument honoring the country's military heroes.