South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a series of bilateral agreements in Paris on Tuesday, marking a state visit that coincides with the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The deals include an upgrade to an existing military secret information protection pact, a commitment to pursue a mutual military logistics support agreement, and cooperation on nuclear energy and next-generation reactor development. On the technology side, Samsung Electronics reached an investment agreement with French AI firm Mistral AI, making the South Korean conglomerate a strategic investor and paving the way for the development of an AI model designed to protect Samsung's semiconductor data. The two leaders also agreed to work toward expanding annual bilateral trade to $20 billion by 2030 and to cooperate on restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz (a critical global shipping lane between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea).