Korea-Philippines Summit (June 2018)
President Moon Jae-in hosted a summit with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, on an official visit to Korea for three days, on June 4 and reaffirmed the Philippine government’s agreement to expand bilateral exchanges and to cooperate on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
At the second summit between Korea and the Philippines, after the first in Manila in November last year, the two leaders highly appreciated what the two countries have witnessed over the past seven decades since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1949. The two countries have some 2 million tourists coming and going, and the total volume of trade last year topped USD 14.3 billion.
Korea-U.S. Summit (May 2018)
President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump on May 22 held a one-on-one meeting and then an expanded summit at the White House to reaffirm Seoul-Washington cooperation on dealing with issues concerning North Korea.
The two leaders also shared their thoughts that the leaders of South, North Korea and the U.S. would jointly declare an end to the war on the peninsula, as the leaders of the two Koreas did in the April 27 Panmunjeom Declaration following the U.S.-North Korea summit.
- Current Affairs Presidential visit to Washington for U.S.-Korea summit
Korea-Slovakia Summit (April 2018)
President Moon Jae-in held a summit on April 10 with his Slovak counterpart, President Andrej Kiska, currently on an official visit to Korea. The two leaders discussed ways to further develop bilateral cooperation across a range of industries.
President Moon spoke highly of the amount of Korea-Slovakia trade, which has increased more than 160 times over the past 25 years, saying that, “The trade structure between the two countries will hopefully be improved in a mutually beneficial manner by means of diversifying the range of our traded items.”
Korea-UAE Summit (March 2018)
President Moon Jae-in, currently on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), met with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on March 25. During the summit, the two leaders agreed to upgrade the Korea-UAE strategic relationship into a “special strategic partnership.”
The president and the crown prince acknowledged that the two countries have been engaged actively as strategic partners since 2009 across various areas of both the economy and industry, ever since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1980. The two leaders agreed that bilateral cooperation should be expanded into such areas as diplomacy, defense, education, medicine and energy, too.
- Current Affairs Presidential visit to Vietnam, UAE
Korea-Vietnam Summit (March 2018)
President Moon Jae-in vowed to bolster the bilateral ties between Korea and Vietnam on Mar. 23.
President Moon held a summit meeting with Vietnamese President Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang in the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. He proposed to upgrade the Seoul-Hanoi ties to a “comprehensive partnership relationship” from the existing “strategic cooperation partnership relationship.”
- Current Affairs Presidential visit to Vietnam, UAE
Korea-Slovenia Summit (February 2018)
President Moon Jae-in met with his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor, on a state visit to attend the ongoing PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, in Seoul on Feb. 20. In the summit, the two leaders talked about ways to further develop bilateral cooperation on North Korean policies, trade, investment and other areas of mutual interest.
President Pahor said, “I see hope in the way in which President Moon is pursing policies to address issues without the use of force. I fully support your courage and determination to actively and consistently seek dialog with the North and encourage neighboring countries to join your peaceful approach.”
- Current Affairs PyeongChang 2018
Korea-Netherlands Summit (February 2018)
In the summit meeting on Feb. 9 with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte in Yongpyeong, Gangwon-do Province, President Moon asked for the Netherlands' support in order to maintain a peaceful mood after the Olympic Games so that it could bring a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear issues.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte said, "As a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and the chair country of the U.N. Security Council, the Netherlands will not spare any support or sanctions and will help the Korean government provide as much support as possible."
- Current Affairs PyeongChang 2018
Korea-Japan Summit (February 2018)
President Moon Jae-in on Feb. 9 held a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and discussed cooperation on the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, efforts to maintain the peaceful mood on the Korean Peninsula, and bilateral cooperation.
In the summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Moon urged Japan to face its history while continuing future-forward cooperation. President Moon also proposed to the Japanese leader that they restore "shuttle diplomacy" and close communication between the heads of the state of the two countries.
- Current Affairs PyeongChang 2018
Korea-Poland Summit (February 2018)
In the meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 8, President Moon Jae-in underlined the importance of peace on the Korean Peninsula.
President Moon thanked the country for actively supporting Seoul’s North Korean policy by issuing a statement that welcomed the resumption of South-North Korean dialogue.
- Current Affairs PyeongChang 2018
Korea-Germany Summit (February 2018)
President Moon Jae-in met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 8.
President Moon said, “As Germany successfully overcame its division, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s visit to Korea holds significance amid a time of high hopes for improvement in inter-Korean relations and for the ‘Peace Olympics,' backed by the participation of North Korean athletes.”
President Steinmeier said he will always support President Moon’s endeavors toward making the Korean Peninsula a peaceful region, while highlighting the importance of humanitarian exchanges, such as meetings between separated families and visits among the peoples of the two Koreas.
- Current Affairs PyeongChang 2018