President Lee Jae-myung and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held a summit at Cheong Wa Dae on January 19 and agreed to significantly strengthen their strategic partnership in advanced manufacturing and future core technology sectors. Through this meeting, the two nations established a concrete cooperation framework for their public institutions and private-sector companies with the signing of an "MOU on Semiconductor Cooperation" drawing the most attention. The agreements are interpreted as demonstrating both nations' resolve to strengthen cooperation amid the global semiconductor supply
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Goryeong County, North Gyeongsang Province, discussed cultural, tourism, and arts cooperation with the Italian city of Cremona at the Seoul residence of Italian Ambassador to Korea Emilia Gatto. Cremona, located in Lombardy, Italy, is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and is renowned as the home of the world-renowned Stradivarius violin. Goryeong County has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) on mutual exchange and cooperation with Cremona, in 2014 and 2023. This meeting was attended by approximately ten officials from both countries,