Lee calls Latin America key to Korea’s diplomatic reach in shifting world order

President Lee Jae Myung pledged to strengthen South Korea’s diplomacy with the Global South, calling Latin America essential to broadening the country’s diplomatic horizons amid a rapidly shifting international order.

Lee began his first tour of Latin America, which will also take him to Chile and Argentina, by presiding over a virtual meeting with senior secretaries and aides from Brasilia, the first stop on his itinerary, on Sunday.

“At a time when the international order is being rapidly resh ...