Summit Diplomacy
Korea-Vietnam Summit (March 2018)

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.”

Korea-Slovenia Summit (February 2018)

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.”

Korea-Netherlands Summit (February 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."

Korea-Japan Summit (February 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. 

Korea-Poland Summit (February 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.

Korea-Germany Summit (February 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.

Korea-Switzerland Summit (February 2018)

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.”

Korea-Lithuania Summit (February 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.”

Korea-Estonia Summit (February 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.

Korea-China Summit (December 2017)

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.