Summit Diplomacy
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Korea-France Summit (June 2019)

President Moon Jae-in and French President Emmanuel Macron on June 28 had a bilateral summit at INTEX Osaka in Japan.
The two leaders discussed climate change and pledged to bolster cooperation between their countries.

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Korea-Indonesia Summit (June 2019)

President Moon Jae-in and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on June 28 held a bilateral summit at INTEX Osaka in Japan.
President Moon called Indonesia "a crucial partner" in his government’s New Southern Policy and said bilateral relations have been elevated to the level of a special strategic partnership. He expressed hope for the continuation of bilateral cooperation throughout the term of the Widodo administration.

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Korea-India Summit (June 2019)

President Moon Jae-in on June 28 held a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G-20 summit at INTEX Osaka in Japan.
The two leaders discussed enhancing cooperation and agreed to create synergy using Korea's New Southern Policy and India's Act East Policy as common ground.

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Korea-China Summit (June 2019)

President Moon Jae-in on June 27 held a bilateral summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping a day before the start of the G-20 summit at the Westin Osaka Hotel in Japan.
Both leaders discussed North Korea's denuclearization and the peace process on the Korean Peninsula, as well as bilateral economic cooperation and top-level exchanges.

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Korea-Sweden Summit (June 2019)

President Moon and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on June 15 held a summit at the Grand Hotel in Saltsjobaden on the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden.
The two pledged to boost bilateral cooperation on peace on the Korean Peninsula and in Europe as well as on global issues.

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Korea-Norway Summit (June 2019)

President Moon Jae-in on June 13 held a summit with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg at her official residence in Oslo, Norway.
The two leaders pledged to enhance cooperation in shipbuilding and hydrogen energy and discussed the peace process on the Korean Peninsula and strengthening bilateral ties.

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Korea-Chile Summit (April 2019)

President Moon Jae-in on April 29 in Seoul hosted a summit on economic cooperation with visiting Chilean President Sebastian Pinera.

"Two-way trade volume quadrupled thanks to the free trade agreement (both countries) signed in 2003, and we mutually became important economic partners," President Moon said, adding, "Since we forged a 'comprehensive, cooperative' partnership in 2004, our relations have grown stronger."

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Korea-Kazakhstan Summit (April 2019)

President Moon Jae-in and Kazakh President Kassym Jomart Tokayev on April 22 held a bilateral summit at Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Nursultan, Kazakhstan, and pledged to jointly work on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. 

The two leaders discussed enhancing bilateral relations and cooperating for peace and prosperity on the peninsula and Central Asia. After their summit, they signed a joint statement on their summit and seven memorandums of understanding.

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Korea-Uzbekistan Summit (April 2019)

President Moon Jae-in held a summit with Uzbek President Shavkat Miriziyoyev on April 19 at the presidential palace in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Two leaders agreed to upgrade their bilateral ties to the level of a special strategic partnership. After the summit, they signed seven agreements to ensure things such as guarantee of investments and prevention of double taxation.

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Korea-Turkmenistan Summit (April 2019)

President Moon Jae-in on April 17 held a summit with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow at Oguzkhan Palace in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on bilateral cooperation in sectors such as energy and infrastructure. They later signed a memorandum of understanding on collaboration in six areas such as information and communications technology and human resource training.