The luncheon hall inside the Gyeongju Museum, where President Lee Jae-myung and U.S. President Donald Trump had lunch, was decorated with peace lilies, flowers that symbolize peace. The presidential office said it arranged them to convey the wish that President Trump's efforts for international peace would also bloom on the Korean Peninsula.
The presidential office said the lunch menu reflected President Trump's success story in his hometown of New York. Starting with an appetizer accented with Thousand Island dressing, the meal was served as a Korean course tailored to President Trump's preferences, featuring rice cooked with newly harvested Gyeongju rice and seasonal ingredients and regional specialties from across the country.
It was said that the dessert carried a golden hue wishing for the heyday of the South Korea-U.S. alliance and for peace. An official at the presidential office said the luncheon course embodied the long-standing alliance and trust between the two countries and the will for future cooperation.
A number of senior officials from both countries attended the meeting combined with the two leaders' luncheon. From Korea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-cheol; Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun; Minister of the Interior and Safety Yoon Ho-jung; Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jung-kwan; and Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik, Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom, and Office of National Security Director Wi Sung-lac from the presidential office attended. From the United States, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent were present.