청 "The ROK-US Summit Achieved the Best Results Ever"

Evaluation of 2021 Summit Diplomacy Results... "Full-scale Face-to-Face Summit Diplomacy to Maximize National Interests"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] The Blue House evaluated the May summit between President Joe Biden of the United States and South Korea as the best-ever achievement in summit diplomacy.

On the 22nd, the Blue House announced the 'Major Results of Summit Diplomacy in 2021.' The Blue House explained, "This year, based on thorough quarantine measures, we have fully resumed face-to-face summit diplomacy to maximize national interests."

Starting with his visit to the U.S. in May, President Moon Jae-in toured 10 countries (the U.S. and the U.K. twice each) over five occasions. Since August, five foreign leaders have visited South Korea.

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The Blue House stated, "By effectively normalizing face-to-face summit diplomacy, we achieved results such as strengthening the ROK-U.S. alliance, accelerating peace diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula, solidifying our status as a global leading nation, securing new growth engines through diplomatic diversification, and creating future sources of growth."

In particular, the Blue House self-assessed the ROK-U.S. summit as the 'best tour.' It reported, "As the first overseas trip and face-to-face summit after COVID-19, it was recognized on both the ROK and U.S. sides as the best tour with the highest achievements, and follow-up measures continue."

The Blue House added, "It is significant that the ROK-U.S. alliance, the foundation of our diplomacy and security, was developed into a truly comprehensive strategic alliance, transforming the traditional security alliance into a mutually beneficial global alliance that includes cooperation against global challenges."

It further noted, "Through the termination of the ROK-U.S. missile guidelines, a foundation was laid for the development of the space industry, and the willingness of the ROK-U.S. leaders to transfer wartime operational control was reaffirmed."

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Additionally, the Blue House attached importance to being invited to the Group of Seven (G7) summit for the second consecutive year, following last year. It explained, "By presenting the Korean New Deal, carbon neutrality policies, and vaccine manufacturing hub strategies, we further solidified our status as a global leading nation."

The Blue House also emphasized that President Moon was the first among past presidents to attend the United Nations General Assembly for five consecutive years. It explained, "On the 30th anniversary of the simultaneous admission of North and South Korea to the UN, the 'Declaration of the End of War' initiative was proposed once again to reignite momentum for peace-building on the Korean Peninsula."

During his participation in multilateral meetings, President Moon held 13 summit meetings. The Blue House explained, "Through active face-to-face summit diplomacy this year, President Moon greatly expanded the scope of our diplomacy, which had been centered on countries around the Korean Peninsula, to Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Oceania."

Meanwhile, President Moon continued non-face-to-face summit diplomacy this year with four virtual bilateral meetings (Uzbekistan, Denmark, the Netherlands, Mongolia), numerous virtual multilateral meetings, and summit calls (eight times with the U.S., China, Japan, etc.).

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