Summit Diplomacy
Korea-U.S.-Japan Summit (July 2017)

Korea-U.S.-Japan Summit (July 2017)

President Moon Jae-in, U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met in Hamburg, Germany, on July 6, where they released a joint statement outlining measures to deal with the threats posed by the nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in North Korea.

The three leaders condemned Pyongyang's provocative and threatening actions. They also made it clear that they would not tolerate Pyongyang's nuclear armament, and affirmed the importance of working together to counter the North Korean threat and to achieve a complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in peaceful manner.

Korea-Germany Summit (July 2017)

Korea-Germany Summit (July 2017)

President Moon Jae-in held a summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at her offices in Berlin on July 5. The two leaders talked about ways to further enhance bilateral cooperation and issues of mutual interest.

Both leaders focused on North Korea in particular. President Moon stressed the need for stronger sanctions and greater pressure to stop the regime from carrying out further missile tests.

Korea-U.S. Summit (June 2017)

Korea-U.S. Summit (June 2017)

President Moon Jae-in visited Washington D.C. from June 28 to hold the first Korea-U.S. summit of his administration with U.S. President Donald Trump. The two leaders discussed cooperation measures on advancing the Korea-U.S. alliance, joint measures to fundamentally solve issues involving the Korean Peninsula, and discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation on trade and other global issues.

The two leaders adopted a joint statement following the summit at the White House on June 30. They agreed to further enhance the Korea-U.S. alliance and to cooperate on dealing with the problem of North Korean nuclear weapons.