South Korea and the EU are to hold a summit

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel will visit Seoul on May 22 after attending the Group of Seven (G-7) summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a spokeswoman for the European Commission, Dana Spinant, told a regular press briefing.

During the talks, the leaders are expected to discuss ways to boost bilateral cooperation on security, climate change, trade, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and other issues.

It would mark Yoon's first summit talks with EU leaders since he took office last May, as well as von der Leyen's first visit to Seoul.

The two sides last held such a meeting in June 2021 on the sidelines of a G-7 summit in Britain during the previous Moon Jae-in administration.