Vladimir Putin held talks with President of South Korea Moon Jae-in in Vladivostok.
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Vladimir Putin held talks with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in in Vladivostok. |
A package of documents has been signed during the South Korean President’s visit to Russia and his attendance of the Eastern Economic Forum.
An intergovernmental agreement on the establishment of a direct encrypted communications link between Russia and the Republic of Korea has been signed.
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Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in in Vladivostok. |
Several other documents on practical aspects of cooperation between various Russian and Korean organizations have also been signed.
Vladimir Putin and Moon Jae-in made statements for the press following their talks.
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Beginning of talks with President of South Korea Moon Jae-in.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin:
Mr. President, colleagues, welcome to Vladivostok.
I would like to thank you for accepting our invitation and attending the Eastern Economic Forum in Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
I would like to begin by saying that a minor decline of 16.6 percent last year has given way to a nearly 50 percent increase in bilateral trade in the first half of this year. But we can do better, of course.
I hope to be able to discuss all these issues today.
Welcome.
President of South Korea Moon Jae-in:
Mr. Putin, I would like to begin by thanking you for the invitation to attend the third Eastern Economic Forum, to which you, Mr. President, attach much significance.
We have talked a great deal with you recently, exchanging opinions by telephone and meeting several times in a short period of time. I think that this has made us very close.
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President of South Korea Moon Jae-in. |
I would like to point out that here are many common elements and points of contact between your policy for the development of the [Russian] Far East and my policy, the New Northern Policy. I would say that you and I share a dream. I believe that South Korea is the best partner for Russia in the development of the Far East. If we promote our cooperation, we will bring prosperity not only to the Far East but to the region as a whole.
I want to use my term as president to move Korean-Russian ties to a fundamentally new level, and I pin great hopes in this respect to our meeting today. I hope we will have fruitful talks.
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Vladimir Putin with President of South Korea Moon Jae-in in Vladivostok. |
In this context, I would like to exchange opinions with you on ways to end North Korean provocations and to find solutions to the related problems.
Once again, thank you for creating this opportunity to exchange opinions.
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Vladimir Putin held Russian-South Korean talks. |
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Russian - South Korean talks in Vladivostok. |