Lee returns from Europe with Trump rapport, trade and defense deals in focus

President Lee Jae Myung returned home Thursday from his first European tour since taking office, during which he renewed momentum in diplomacy with the United States, managed trade pressure from Europe, and supported Korean defense firms pursuing a major Canadian submarine contract.

Lee arrived in Seoul from Geneva, Switzerland, after attending the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France.

The trip — which also took him to Belgium, Italy and the Vatican — was part of the Lee administrati ...