French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed today to work together to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease global economic uncertainties caused by the war in the Middle East. Macron arrived in South Korea yesterday for a two-day state visit after visiting Japan. This is President Macron’s first visit to Seoul since taking office in 2017. Their summit in Seoul came as US President Donald Trump slammed allies for not supporting the US and Israeli war against Iran.
Macron has said that reopening the Strait of Hormuz through a military operation was unrealistic. South Korean officials have said they were in contact with Washington on the issue and that Seoul wasn’t considering paying Iran transit fees to secure fuel shipments through the strait. South Korean and French officials also signed agreements to cooperate on nuclear fuel supply chains, jointly invest in an offshore wind project in southern South Korea and to collaborate on critical minerals.
