Mr Varadkar was greeted by a guard of honour made up of soldiers, sailors and airmen from the South Korean armed forces. Photograph: Shin hyun Kyung/PA Wire
They met at the Yongsan Presidential Office, inside a large complex of government buildings where Mr Varadkar was greeted by a guard of honour made up of soldiers, sailors and airmen from the South Korean armed forces. Inside the building a screen occupying an entire wall said “Céad Míle Fáilte. We welcome the visit of An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar”.
“The global impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine was a major topic of discussion, along with the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.”