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What's on Lee Jae-myung's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6

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the first Central Asia summit 27% the approval number 25% the press conference he owes 17% · newthe nominee who walked 12% · neweverything else 19%

Five bilaterals in two days, then the summit he invented

Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan: 13 deals apiece, a nuclear MoU with Astana, and a hunt for critical minerals.

South Korea, Kazakhstan sign MoU on atomic energy, explore mineral trade

Reuters · 2026-09-15

our translation

seoul cannot out-spend china or out-muscle russia in central asia, so he is buying in with reactors and rail - minerals for the factories, and a summit chair nobody else had claimed.

First Korea-Central Asia summit this weekvery sure · 4 sources

33.8% and falling, with progressives and the young walking out

Realmeter low of 33.8%, down 3.6very sure · 4 sources

102 days of silence ends at 10 a.m. Friday

new — Presser announced for 10 a.m. Fridayvery sure · 4 sources

Another nominee gone, and the economy desk empty for two weeks

new — Gender nominee out, econ post vacantpretty sure · 4 sources

tuesday, september 15

Run back-to-back summits with Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan(on the schedule)

Finish prep for the first Korea-Central Asia summit(on the schedule)

Start drafting the 90-minute Friday presser script(reported)

Ask an aide where exactly those 3.6 points went(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

President Lee to Hold Successive Summit Talks with Leaders of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan Today

news.google.com · 2026-09-15

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