Lee: “Hopes Global AI Cooperation Will Deepen” ... World Bank Chief: “Discuss Job Creation”

[Financial News] President Lee Jae-myung said on the 19th, after meeting Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank Group (WBG), “I hope global AI cooperation will deepen.”
President Lee met with President Banga at the Blue House’s main building that day and said, “I greatly appreciate the World Bank’s international contributions to date,” adding, “We will also strive to contribute more to the World Bank’s work.”
President Lee greeted Banga, saying, “We meet often.” In his opening remarks, he welcomed Banga’s visit, saying, “We often meet at international conferences, but it’s not that common for us to meet like this in person.”
Banga responded, “Thank you for always welcoming me warmly, even then,” referring to his meetings with President Lee at summits of the Group of Seven (G7) and Group of Twenty (G20). He also recalled joining President Lee and his spouse in listening to children sing in Evian, France.
He added, “I came to Korea this time on the occasion of the Global AI Digital Summit,” and said, “I also came to meet with the president, the Korean government, and business leaders to discuss the development of industries that can create jobs and mobilize private-sector resources.”
Among those attending from the World Bank Group were Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, vice president for East Asia and the Pacific, and Sarvesh Suri, vice president for Asia and the Pacific at the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Also present on the Korean side were Lee Hyoung-il, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Chief of Staff Lim Kwang-hyun, and Policy Chief Ha Joon-kyung.
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