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South Korea-France strategic and AI cooperation expands

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During a state visit to France commemorating 140 years of diplomatic relations, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and French President Emmanuel Macron have moved to deepen their ‘Global Strategic Partnership.’ A centerpiece of the summit in Paris is a major strategic partnership between Samsung Electronics and the French AI startup Mistral AI. Samsung Electronics led a 3 billion euro investment round for Mistral AI, with the goal of co-developing manufacturing AI models and securing specialized AI solutions through joint R&D. This collaboration specifically aims to utilize Mistral AI’s high-efficiency models alongside Samsung’s manufacturing data to optimize semiconductor design, improve yields, and enhance process optimization. Security cooperation has also intensified. The leaders discussed maintaining stability in the Strait of Hormuz to protect global supply chain security and agreed to coordinate on maritime freedom of navigation. While the South Korean presidential office clarified that any potential troop deployment remains under review with no final decision made, the two nations agreed to revise their military information protection agreement and work toward a mutual logistics support agreement. The summit also resulted in multiple signed agreements covering defense, aviation, and maritime security. Economic and technological ties continue to expand through a Strategic Industrial Dialogue covering semiconductors, space, nuclear energy, and biotechnology. The summit established a goal to expand bilateral trade to 20 billion dollars by 2030. Business leaders from companies including LS, Hyosung, LG Electronics, Hyundai Motor, and Naver participated in roundtables to discuss collaborative ventures in quantum computing, mobility, ~~and~~ energy supply ~~chains. The leaders emphasized enhancing the partnership through increased industrial~~ chains, and ~~cultural exchanges.~~ the beauty sector.

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