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Trump and South Korea's Lee discuss outcome of US-China summit

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo Reuters

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SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call on Sunday and discussed the outcome of the U.S.-China summit meeting, the South Korean Blue House presidential office said in a statement on Sunday.

The two leaders also talked about the smooth implementation of a bilateral trade deal signed last year, as well as peace on the Korean Peninsula, it said, without elaborating.

(Reporting by Jihoon Lee and Heejin KimEditing by Peter Graff)

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