South Korean President Lee Jae-myung departed for Canada on Monday to attend the Group of Seven summit, his first overseas engagement since taking office earlier this month.

President Lee Jae-myung is attending the Group of Seven summit in Canada as the leader of an invited country, not as an "observer" as claimed in social media posts. The South Korean government announced that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney extended the invitation on June 7,

Lee is easing tensions with North Korea by reversing his predecessor’s hardline approach. However, with Kim Jong-un uninterested in diplomacy and backed by Russia, prospects for peace remain slim.