Air Force One carrying Lee, first lady Kim Hye-kyung and aides arrived at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, south of Seoul, at about 9:03 p.m.
They were greeted by Democratic Party leader Jung Cheong-rae, Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik and Senior Presidential Secretary for Political Affairs Hong Ik-pyo. Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and Interior and Safety Minister Yoon Ho-jung also welcomed the couple.
Lee and Kim stepped off the plane and shook hands with the officials.
Lee began the trip in India on April 19, completing a three-day state visit.
In a summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two agreed to expand cooperation in strategic industries including shipbuilding, artificial intelligence and defense. They also agreed to strengthen supply-chain cooperation by creating an industrial cooperation committee and speeding up talks to improve the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, and to continue coordination on global issues including the Middle East situation.
From April 21, Lee made a state visit to Vietnam and held a summit with Communist Party General Secretary To Lam. They agreed to step up cooperation in forward-looking, strategic areas including trade and investment, energy and nuclear power, infrastructure, science and technology, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
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