President Lee Jae-myung reportedly held a private dinner meeting with Choi Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, on August 20.
This meeting comes two months after their last private discussion ahead of the announcement of the 'three major mega projects,' including the Honam semiconductor cluster, and about three weeks after they met at the AI summit in San Francisco during President Lee's visit to the U.S.
It is believed that the meeting included comprehensive discussions on the government's initiative to establish the Honam semiconductor cluster and other major projects.
Amid recent reports suggesting that the U.S. is seeking investments in the semiconductor sector from South Korea, there is interest in whether this topic was addressed during their meeting.
However, Kim Jung-kwan, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, who returned from the U.S. on the same day, told reporters at the airport, "There was no discussion about semiconductors during my conversations with Secretary Howard Lutnick."
Political analysts speculate that President Lee may continue to meet with other business leaders, including Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics and Koo Kwang-mo of LG Group.
The Blue House stated in a notice that it is "difficult to confirm details regarding the private meeting between President Lee and Chairman Choi."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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