France, April 2 -- Macron is due in Seoul for a two-day visit, where he will hold summit talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Friday.

The two leaders are expected to sign several memorandums of understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation, South Korea's presidential office said.

The visit will be Macron's first to South Korea since taking office in 2017 and the first by a French president in 11 years. He is also the first European leader to make a state visit since Lee took office.

"The two leaders plan to discuss cooperation in various fields, including trade, investment, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, space, nuclear energy, as well as science and technology, education, culture, and people to people exc...