▲ President Lee Jae Myung (L) talks with U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd from L) during a dinner banquet held July 7, 2026, on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Ankara, Turkey, in this pool photo. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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Lee, Trump discuss cooperation on building U.S. military vessels during NATO dinner: spokesperson

ANKARA, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump had follow-up discussions on Trump's earlier request for Seoul's assistance in building military vessels at the ongoing North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, Lee's presidential spokesperson said Wednesday.

The two held such discussions the previous day at a dinner banquet hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Kang Yu-jung.

Lee earlier said the U.S. president had asked him whether South Korea could help build U.S. military vessels when they met at the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, last month.

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