President Lee Jae Myung will attend the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8, where he will promote South Korea’s defense industry, expand cooperation with NATO partner countries and hold bilateral meetings focused on practical areas of cooperation, National Security Advisor Wi Sung-lac said Friday. Lee is scheduled to meet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, participate in a meeting with representatives of NATO’s Indo-Pacific partners, deliver a keynote address at the NATO Defense Industry Forum and attend the official summit dinner hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Wi said the summit would provide an opportunity to strengthen South Korea’s