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President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a summit with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at Cheong Wa Dae on Oct. 29. / Yonhap News Agency

President Lee Jae Myung will hold a summit with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is scheduled to make a state visit to South Korea this week.

"Starting with an official welcoming ceremony on the afternoon of Nov. 3, the two leaders will attend a summit, a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony and a state dinner," Kang Yu-jung, senior presidential spokesperson, said in a written briefing on Nov. 1.

Erdogan will make a state visit to South Korea from Nov. 2 to 4. The visit comes eight years after his previous state visit to the country in 2018.

Lee previously made a state visit to Türkiye in November last year and held a summit with Erdogan.

During the upcoming summit, the two leaders will review progress on projects discussed at last year's meeting, including trade and investment, cooperation in nuclear power and the defense industry, cooperation in future industries such as biotechnology, energy, science and technology, and ways to strengthen people-to-people and cultural exchanges.

Kang also announced that President Jose Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste will make an official visit to South Korea from Nov. 5 to 7 at Lee's invitation, following Erdogan's visit.

Lee and Ramos-Horta are expected to hold a summit on the morning of Nov. 6 to discuss ways to expand cooperation in various fields, including diplomacy and security, intellectual property, climate change, education and people-to-people exchanges, as well as regional developments and major international issues.

                                                                                                              Hong Sun-mi