French Minister for Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure and South Korean Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon (L) pose during a signing ceremony of agreements as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung applauds, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on September 8, 2026. (Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)