The White House announced that the Korea-U.S. summit between President Lee Jae-myung and U.S. President Donald Trump will start at 12:15 p.m. on the 25th, Eastern Time. This translates to 1:15 a.m. on the 26th, Korea Time.
According to the schedule released by the White House on the 24th (local time), President Trump will greet President Lee at the White House at noon on the 25th, followed by a 30-minute meeting in the Oval Office starting at 12:15 p.m. The two leaders are expected to have opening remarks and a Q&A session with the press, and the entire process is anticipated to be broadcast live. This is typically how President Trump conducts meetings with foreign leaders.
The two leaders plan to move to the Cabinet Room for lunch and continue their discussions starting at 12:45 p.m. However, this portion of the schedule is known to be off the record for the media.
Meanwhile, the White House announced that before the summit between the two countries, President Trump has a schedule to sign an executive order at 10 a.m.