Lee to meet G7 leaders as hopes grow for end to Iran conflict

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• ·Speculation rises as to whether Lee will meet Trump on sidelines of summit President Lee Jae Myung (right) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung are seen before boarding Air Force One at Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday.
• ·(Yonhap) President Lee Jae Myung began the final leg of his trip to Europe on Tuesday, bound for Evian-les-Bains, France for the Group of Seven Summit, held just as the anticipation grows for an end to the war in the Middle East.
• ·Lee's trip there from Tuesday to Wednesday comes as South Korea seeks to expand its role on the international stage and amid rising speculation about US President Donald Trump's intentions regarding North Korea.
• ·Lee will kick off his official activities at the G7 meeting upon his arrival Tuesday in the town on the shores of Lake Geneva in eastern France.
• ·South Korea is one of the partner countries invited to this year's G7 summit, along with Brazil, Egypt, India and Kenya.