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.
Korea-U.S. Summit (Novermber 2017)
President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump, currently on a state visit to Korea, reaffirmed the Korea-U.S. alliance on Nov. 7.
The two leaders held a summit at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul where they reconfirmed their unchanged will to cooperate in regard to a joint response to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile threats.
In the joint press conference afterward, President Trump said, “The Republic of Korea is more than a longstanding ally of the U.S.”
Korea-U.S.-Japan Summit (September 2017)
President Moon Jae-in held a trilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in New York on Sept. 21. During the meeting, the three leaders stressed the need for the international community to enforce the strongest sanctions possible on North Korea. President Moon said that, "Together, we stood with the international community, urging Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons. I consider this a meaningful outcome,"
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Korea-U.S. Summit (September 2017)
President Moon Jae-in held a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on Sept. 21. The two leaders reaffirmed their goal to achieve denuclearization of North Korea in a peaceful manner. Condemning Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test and ballistic missile launches over Japan's northern islands, both leaders emphasized the importance of complying with and carrying out U.N. Security Council resolutions No.s 2371 and 2375.
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Korea-Italy Summit (September 2017)
President Moon Jae-in held a summit with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni in New York on Sept. 20 to reaffirm their cooperation on local and international issues, including North Korea’s nuclear weapons threats. The two sides commented on the close and reliable relationship that has been continued between Seoul and Rome, and agreed to tighten their ties. Both leaders also agreed to work with the international community to strongly confront North Korea’s continued provocations.
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