Korea-Switzerland Summit (February 2018)
President Moon hosted Swiss President Alain Berset at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 8. In the meeting, President Moon told his Swiss counterpart that, “The joint South-North Korean women’s ice hockey team will pave a new path for peace and harmony,” while wishing good luck to both the joint Korean team and to the Swiss team, which will meet each other in the preliminary rounds of the women's ice hockey competition on Feb. 10.
Hoping for a success of the upcoming Winter Olympics, the Swiss president said, “Dialogue must continue in order to build a peace structure, even after the end of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.”
- Current Affairs PyeongChang 2018
Korea-Lithuania Summit (February 2018)
President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with his Lithuanian counterpart, President Dalia Grybauskaite, at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 7 to talk about strengthening ties and cooperation on the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and on North Korea policies.
President Moon expressed gratitude for the visit of the leaders from the three Baltic nations --Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia -- who are here for the PyeongChang Winter Games, and said, “The visits and the three summits with the three countries will become a critical turning point for the relationship between Korea and the Baltic nations.”
- Current Affairs PyeongChang 2018
Korea-Estonia Summit (February 2018)
President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with President Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia who is on a visit to Korea to attend the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The two discussed cooperation between Seoul and Tallinn on the Olympics and on North Korean issues.
The two leaders also emphasized strengthening ties in the digital sector.
- Current Affairs PyeongChang 2018
Korea-China Summit (December 2017)
President Moon Jae-in held a summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Dec. 14 in Beijing. The two leaders had an in-depth discussion about ways to expand areas of mutual cooperation and how to normalize bilateral ties, as well as about issues related to the Korean Peninsula. The two presidents agreed on a new set of four principles aimed at securing peace and security on the peninsula.
- Current Affairs State visit to China
Korea-Sri Lanka Summit (November 2017)
President Moon Jae-in and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena held summit talks in Seoul and affirmed their will to bolster bilateral cooperation in a substantial manner, at Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 29. President Sirisena paid a state visit to Korea to mark the mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Seoul-Colombo diplomatic ties.
President Moon told the Sri Lankan leader that, "I believe our two countries can become wonderful partners in Korea's New Southern Policy that seeks prosperity and peace in southeastern and southwestern regions, beyond the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia."
Korea-Uzbekistan Summit (November 2017)
President Moon Jae-in and Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held summit talks at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Nov. 23. The two leaders agreed to upgrade the existing strategic partnership between the two countries. The presidents signed a joint declaration designed to comprehensively deepen the strategic partnership between Seoul and Tashkent.
Korea-Philippine Summit (November 2017)
President Moon Jae-in held a summit meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Nov. 13 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila. The two leaders agreed to make concerted efforts to further develop bilateral ties.
President Moon said, "the Philippines is the first country with which Korea built a diplomatic relationship, and it has been our ally with which we have shared a special relationship, as it was the first Asian country to send troops during the Korean War."
Korea-China Summit (November 2017)
President Moon Jae-in held a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 11.
President Moon said, “I’m glad that we have agreed to normalize exchanges and cooperation in the near future in all areas between our two countries through negotiations between the foreign authorities in Seoul and Beijing.”
The two heads of state officially expressed their will to normalize the bilateral relationship at the summit that took place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit Meeting.
Korea-Vietnam Summit (November 2017)
President Moon Jae-in held a summit meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11. The two heads of state agreed to develop the strategic partnership that currently exists between the two countries.
President Moon said, “Over the past 25 years, since the establishment of diplomatic ties, Vietnam has become Korea’s fourth largest trade partner and Korea has become Vietnam’s third largest trade partner and its largest investor.”
Korea-Indonesia Summit (November 2017)
President Moon Jae-in, on a state visit to Indonesia, attended the Korea-Indonesia summit with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Nov. 9 where the two heads of state agreed to elevate their bilateral relations to a special strategic partnership.
The four areas of cooperation outlined in the "Korea-Indonesia Joint Vision Statement for Co-Prosperity and Peace" include: defense and foreign affairs, bilateral trade and infrastructure development, people-to-people exchanges, and regional & global cooperation.