Agreements on nuclear energy, minerals and tech align supply chains even as EU policy risks limiting market access

South Korea’s expanded partnership with France is integrating supply chains across energy and advanced technologies, but the unresolved issue of competition between the two sides and their diverging strategic priorities pose challenges for boosting cooperation.

ROK President Lee Jae Myung met French President Emmanuel Macron in Seoul last Friday, upgrading bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and overseeing a series of agreements spanning nuclear energy, critical minerals and advanced technologies.

South Korea’s expanded partnership with France is integrating supply chains across energy and advanced technologies, but the unresolved issue of competition between the two sides and their diverging strategic priorities pose challenges for boosting cooperation.

ROK President Lee Jae Myung met French President Emmanuel Macron in Seoul last Friday, upgrading bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and overseeing a series of agreements spanning nuclear energy, critical minerals and advanced technologies.

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