Lee Jae Myung says Türkiye Sinop nuclear plant cooperation is "progressing smoothly"

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Seoul on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and agreed to broaden their countries’ cooperation in nuclear energy and defense. Nuclear-energy documents were signed, adding to an earlier memorandum that had laid groundwork for Türkiye’s planned Sinop plant, a project South Korean firms are seeking to join. Lee gave a favorable account of the Sinop plans’ status, and a new memorandum was signed on financing nuclear projects to assist South Korean corporate involvement. On defense, the two sides agreed to expand joint manufacturing and technical collaboration and to seek chances for their companies to work together in other countries’ markets. Bilateral trade hit a record $10.7 billion the previous year.