▲ President Lee Jae Myung (R) speaks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 23, 2025, in this file photo provided by the G20 organizing committee. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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Brazilian President Lula to make state visit to S. Korea in late Feb.

By Kim Eun-jung

SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will make a state visit to South Korea in late February for summit talks with President Lee Jae Myung, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.

Lula is scheduled to visit from Feb. 22-24 at Lee's invitation, which would mark his first state visit to South Korea in 21 years.

The two leaders will hold summit talks on Feb. 23 and plan to sign memorandums of understanding on cooperation in a wide range of areas in a bid to further advance bilateral relations, Lee's office said in a release.

"They are expected to discuss ways to strengthen substantive cooperation across a broad range of areas, including trade and investment, climate, energy, space, defense industry, science and technology, agriculture, education and culture, and people-to-people exchanges," the office said.

Cheong Wa Dae expressed hope that the summit will provide an opportunity for the two leaders to build personal rapport by sharing their experiences of overcoming adversity when they were teens. Both Lee and Lula worked in factories in their youth and experienced workplace injuries.

Lee and Lula first met on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada in June last year. Lee later extended an invitation for Lula to visit South Korea during their meeting on the margins of the Group of 20 summit in South Africa in November.

Since establishing diplomatic ties in 1959, Brazil has become South Korea's largest trading partner in South America.

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