Summit Diplomacy
Korea-Papua New Guinea Summit (November 2018)

Korea-Papua New Guinea Summit (November 2018)

President Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter O’Neill held a summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders Meeting on Nov. 17 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. President Moon congratulated Papua New Guinea on the successful hosting of the APEC meetings. The two leaders discussed measures to boost bilateral relations and cooperation on issues involving the Korean Peninsula and the Northeast and Southeast Asian region.

Korea-Laos Summit (November 2018)

Korea-Laos Summit (November 2018)

President Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith held a summit at Suntec Singapore Convention Center on Nov. 14 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits. President Moon told the Laotian leader that, “Laos is a core partner country of the New Southern Policy Korea has been pushing forward, and we hope to build a firm cooperative partnership.” “Korea hopes to contribute to infrastructure construction in Laos in the future as it has been doing in the Mekong River region,” said President Moon.

Korea-Russia Summit (November 2018)

Korea-Russia Summit (November 2018)

President Moon Jae-in and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed cooperation for the establishment of peace on the Korean Peninsula and ways to boost bilateral ties. In regard to Seoul-Moscow cooperation, the two leaders expressed the hope that bilateral relations would develop into a full-scale cooperative relationship that encompasses both the central and local governments. Both leaders agreed to work together in order to achieve the goal of reaching a bilateral trade volume amounting to US$30 billion and the volume of people-to-people exchange of 1 million people by 2020 when the two countries will mark the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship.

Korea-Brunei Summit (November 2018)

Korea-Brunei Summit (November 2018)

President Moon Jae-in and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Bruneian Darussalam held a summit at Suntec Singapore Convention Center on Nov. 14 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits.President Moon praised Brunei’s role as ASEAN’s dialogue coordinator with Korea. He asked for Brunei’s support for Seoul’s New Southern Policy which his administration has been carrying out in order to remarkably develop Korea-ASEAN relations.

Korea-Denmark Summit (October 2018)

Korea-Denmark Summit (October 2018)

 President Moon Jae-in and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen held a summit at the Christiansborg Palace. They issued a joint press statement containing key items on the agenda, including cooperation in economic and trade relations, exchanges of human capital, regional and international issues. 

The two leaders agreed that Korea-Denmark relations have clearly developed since the adoption of a strategic partnership in 2011, and the Joint Action Plan in 2016. They emphasized that the 60th anniversary of Korea-Denmark friendship in 2019 will open up more doors for interactions. 

Korea-Germany Summit (October 2018)

Korea-Germany Summit (October 2018)

President Moon Jae-in held a summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel while attending the ASEM Summit in Brussels, Belgium. Both leaders shared a common understanding on the need for concrete measures to boost the North Korean denuclearization process in a substantial manner.

Korea-Thailand Summit (October 2018)

Korea-Thailand Summit (October 2018)

President Moon Jae-in held a summit with Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha on Oct. 19 while attending the ASEM Summit in Brussels, Belgium. President Moon asked the Thai prime minister to support Korea's hope to host the Korea-ASEAN Special Summit next year along with the chair country Thailand.

Korea-U.K. Summit (October 2018)

Korea-U.K. Summit (October 2018)

President Moon Jae-in held a summit with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May while attending the ASEM Summit in Brussels, Belgium. The two leaders shared a common understanding on the need for concrete measures to boost the North Korean denuclearization process in a substantial manner.

Korea-Italy Summit (October 2018)

Korea-Italy Summit (October 2018)

President Moon Jae-in, in Italy on the second leg of his European tour, and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte held a summit in Rome on Oct. 17. In the summit, the two leaders agreed to upgrade their countries' relationship to a strategic partnership.

In addition, they released a joint press statement that outlines measures that will strengthen economic, cultural and interpersonal ties, and that will increase cooperation on regional and international issues.

Korea-France Summit (October 2018)

Korea-France Summit (October 2018)

President Moon Jae-in held the summit with French President Emmanuel Macron at Élysée Palace in Paris on Oct. 15, President Moon told the French leader, "We must encourage North Korea’s denuclearization by easing U.N. sanctions at least when and if we believe the denuclearization of the North Korean nuclear program reaches a point of no return."

President Macron said, "The North Korean nuclear issue has entered a new stage under the driving force of President Moon." "We expect the North can show its will to cooperate for the process of the denuclearization and the dismantlement of its missile program," said the French leader. He also added the U.N. Security Council’s sanctions will be necessary until then.