President Yoon Proposes Golf Outing During Visit to Trump

President Yoon Suk Yeol told U.S. President Donald Trump on July 7 that he aims to visit the United States at an appropriate time and suggested they also plan a golf outing during that visit.

Chief Presidential Secretary Kang Yu-jeong stated in a written briefing on July 8 that the two leaders recalled their agreement to meet for golf during the G7 summit.

While attending the NATO summit in Turkey, President Yoon participated in a reception and welcome dinner hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife, where he engaged in discussions with several NATO leaders.

This meeting marked President Yoon's second encounter with President Trump in three weeks since their previous meeting at the G7 summit in Évian, France, where they discussed follow-up consultations regarding the construction of military vessels requested by Trump.

President Yoon expressed his willingness to cooperate with Trump’s requests and introduced South Korean companies with strong shipbuilding capabilities. The two leaders agreed to continue practical discussions to explore specific plans.

During the dinner, President Yoon also conversed with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on a wide range of topics.

The two leaders evaluated the active cultural and human exchanges between their countries, citing the Cervantes Cultural Center in Korea, which opened in June 2025, and the popular Santiago pilgrimage route for South Korean tourists. They agreed to support initiatives that would bring their nations closer together.

President Yoon and Prime Minister Sánchez engaged in in-depth discussions on key regional and global issues, including the Korean Peninsula and the Middle East. They acknowledged the need for collaboration among like-minded countries in the face of increasing uncertainty in the current international landscape, emphasizing shared values such as a rules-based international order and multilateralism.

President Yoon extended an invitation to Prime Minister Sánchez to visit South Korea, and Sánchez reciprocated with an invitation for Yoon to visit Spain.

President Yoon also discussed energy cooperation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, focusing on wind and nuclear energy, and exchanged views with Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazović regarding the participation of South Korean companies in infrastructure projects, including Montenegro's airport.

In discussions with Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa Şentop, President Yoon proposed deepening cooperation in various fields, including security, economy, digital technology, and human exchanges, to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries.

Additionally, President Yoon had pleasant exchanges with several other leaders, including Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece; Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany; Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania; Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania; Rumen Radev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria; Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland; and Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland, as reported by Chief Secretary Kang.