Korea-Costa Rica summit (November 2021)
President Moon Jae-in and visiting Costa Rican counterpart Carlos Alvarado Quesada on Nov. 23 held a summit at Cheong Wa Dae and announced that their bilateral ties were upgraded to an "action-oriented comprehensive partnership."
Their talks came ahead of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties next year. Costa Rica leads global discussions on the environment and peace and is a traditional ally of Korea that shares universal values. It is also a key partner country that has kept expanding trade and investment with Korea since a Korea-Central America free trade agreement took effect in November 2019.
The two leaders also adopted a joint statement on raising cooperation in specific sectors like economy, trade and investment, the digital sector, eco-friendly affairs, science and technology, innovation, health and medicine.
Korea-Hungary summit (November 2021)
President Moon Jae-in and Hungarian President Janos Ader on Nov. 3 agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to the level of a "strategic partnership" after their summit at the presidential palace in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
At a joint news conference after their talks, President Moon said the two leaders agreed to further strengthen bilateral economic cooperation. He added that they will work together to expand it further in promising future industries like electric vehicles and batteries.
On the occasion of the summit, both countries signed six memorandums of understanding, including one on joint responses to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and another on a letter of intent for youth exchange and cooperation in family policy.
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Korea-Mongolia summit (September 2021)
President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 10 held a video summit with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, agreeing to upgrade bilateral ties to a "strategic partnership" from a comprehensive one.
Both leaders adopted a joint declaration on the development of the strategic partnership, agreeing to deepen and widen cooperation in five areas: economy, trade and investment; education, science and technology, environment and health care; cultural, people-to-people and tourism exchanges; and cooperation on the global stage and within regions.
To deepen understanding between Koreans and Mongolians and widen cultural and human exchanges, the two leaders agreed to mutually support development of Korean studies in Mongolia and Mongolian studies in Korea. To this end, efforts will go toward fostering scholars and researchers on both sides specializing in the study of each other's country. Seoul also pledged to bolster Korean-language education in Mongolia.
Korea-Colombia summit (August 2021)
President Moon Jae-in and Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez in their summit at Cheong Wa Dae on Aug. 25 agreed on the comprehensive expansion and development of bilateral cooperation in the post-pandemic era.
Since Korea hosted this year's P4G (Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030) Summit and Colombia will host it next year, both leaders agreed on joint efforts for responding to climate change.
After their talks, they adopted a joint statement on their vision for the development of a new bilateral relationship. The statement featured the two leaders' decision to exercise and strengthen their bilateral free trade agreement, which took effect in 2016, for recovery of the economy and society after the pandemic.
Korea-Kazakhstan summit (August 2021)
President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 17 held summit talks with Kazak President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on expanding their strategic partnership and boosting bilateral cooperation.
Both sides reviewed the results of bilateral cooperation projects carried out since their 2019 summit, and discussed further development of ties ahead of next year, which marks the 30th anniversary of relations, and improvement of practical cooperation.
The two presidents adopted a joint statement on expanding their strategic partnership that contains the commitments of Seoul and Almaty to boost their partnership, practical ties, and cooperation between Korea and Central Asia.
Korea-Netherlands summit (July 2021)
President Moon Jae-in and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on July 7 agreed in a virtual summit on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations to strengthen bilateral ties.
The two leaders exchanged a wide range of opinions on enhancing relations, the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and in the region, practical cooperation and global issues.
In a joint news statement, they stressed harnessing the respective strengths of each country in innovative industries to play a leading role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Korea-Spain Summit (June 2021)
President Moon Jae-in, on a state visit to Spain, on June 16 adopted a joint statement with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez after their summit at the latter’s official residence of Moncloa Palace in Madrid on upgrading the level of bilateral relations to a "strategic partnership."
Both sides also agreed to raise cooperation in six fields in line with the upgrade in bilateral ties: politics and diplomacy; global and multilateral affairs; international peace and security; economy; science, technology and innovation; and culture, education, sports and people-to-people exchanges.
In their joint statement, Seoul and Madrid reaffirmed their intent to achieve the complete denuclearization of and a permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula via diplomacy and talks.
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Korea-Austria Summit (June 2021)
President Moon Jae-in and Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on June 14 held a summit at the latter's official residence, the Hofburg, in Vienna.
Both leaders agreed to continue bilateral cooperation in science and technology and future high-tech industries to combine Austria's high levels of science and technology with Korea's world-class know-how in commercialization and industrialization to produce mutually beneficial results.
On responding to climate change, they discussed solutions to pressing international challenges and agreed on close cooperation to achieve a carbon neutral vision.
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Korea-US Summit (May 2021)
President Moon Jae-in on May 21 held his first face-to-face summit with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on measures to bolster the bilateral alliance and business cooperation, as well as to promote denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and collaborate on COVID-19 vaccines. The two leaders highly valued their mutually beneficial partnership of economic cooperation and pledged to further strengthen cooperation in a variety of sectors such as the supply chain, science and cutting-edge technology, health and vaccines, development cooperation and nuclear energy.
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Korea-Japan Summit (December 2019)
President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Dec. 24 held a summit on the sidelines of the 8th Korea-Japan-China Summit in Chengdu, China.
Exchanging opinions on the recent grave situation on the Korean Peninsula, the two leaders stressed the importance of close coordination and communication between Korea and Japan and among Korea, the United States and Japan.