Canada submarine bid hopeful but remains unclear: Lee

South Korea’s bid for Canada’s submarine project remains unclear, President Lee Jae Myung said Friday.

“I met the German chancellor first, and then met the Canadian prime minister, but (I) could not get a sense about the outcome (of the bid),” Lee said during a briefing on his trip to Europe.

Lee met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit held in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday, and then with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney later that day.

“We ...