Putin visited the Far East Street exhibition in Vladivostok

Vladimir Putin and President of South Korea Moon Jae-in toured the Far East Street exhibition, which opened on the embankment near Far Eastern Federal University.

Vladimir Putin with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in during a visit to the Far East Street exhibition.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in visited, among other things, pavilions of the Primorye Territory and the Sakhalin Region, the pavilion of Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company, which is part of the Helicopters of Russia Holding, as well as a pavilion dedicated to the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.

During the visit, Vladimir Putin and Moon Jae-in also saw a demonstration performance by a youth Judo team from the Sakhalin Region and talked with the athletes.

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Vladimir Putin and Moon Jae-in at the Far East Street exhibition.

Vladimir Putin and President of South Korea Moon Jae-in at the exhibition.

Vladimir Putin and President of South Korea Moon Jae-in.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in watch a demonstration performance by a youth judo team from the Sakhalin Region.

Vladimir Putin and President of South Korea Moon Jae-in.

Vladimir Putin with Primorye Territory Governor Vladimir Miklushevsky during a visit to the Far East Street exhibition.

Vladimir Putin held Russian-South Korean talks

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of South Korea Moon Jae-in in Vladivostok.

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in in Vladivostok.

The two leaders discussed prospects for promoting bilateral relations, in particular trade and economic cooperation, as well as current regional issues.

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.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in in Vladivostok.

The parties also signed a memorandum on the participation of the Republic of Korea as a partner country in the 9th International Industrial Trade Fair INNOPROM 2018 and memorandums of understanding and cooperation between Russian organizations and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). The concerned agencies of the two countries have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in innovations and a protocol of intent on cooperation in professional medical education. The parties also signed documents on the implementation of the Russian-Korean initiative for financial cooperation in the development of the Far East and on the creation of a fish processing and logistics complex in the Russian Far East.

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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

We had a telephone conversation yesterday. I welcome this opportunity to meet with you in person and to discuss issues of concern to us, in particular the recent situation with the North Korean nuclear and missile program. I am also glad to be able to discuss bilateral relations, primarily economic ties, with you.

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.

President of South Korea Moon Jae-in.

Mr. Putin, we are of a similar age and have many things in common. There are many similarities in life. And this makes me feel that we are very close.

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.

Vladimir Putin with President of South Korea Moon Jae-in in Vladivostok.

I would like to remind you that the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia has been seriously complicated by the ongoing North Korean provocations. Unless North Korea stops its provocations, the situation can become unpredictable.

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.

Russian - South Korean talks in Vladivostok.

Meeting with President of South Korea Moon Jae-in.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg. The two presidents discussed various issues of bilateral cooperation.

Vladimir Putin with President of South Korea Moon Jae-in.

On the Russian side the meeting was attended by:

• Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,
• Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov,
• Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin,
• Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin:

Mr. President, colleagues,

I am very pleased to meet you and continue our dialogue that we have already started by phone.

Naturally, we paid attention to the statement you made immediately after you were elected President, notably, on readiness to conduct dialogue with all interested countries, including Russia and other northern neighbors.

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Republic of Korea ranks fourth in trade with Russia in the Asia-Pacific region. We had a small decline but we are witnessing decent growth in the first quarter – 36 percent.

North Korea’s nuclear program is certainly a very urgent issue. The main point here is not to lose self-control. It is necessary to act pragmatically and carefully.

I am glad to have this opportunity to discuss all these issues with you.

Russian President Vladimir Putin with President of South Korea Moon Jae-in.

President of South Korea Moon Jae-in (retranslated):

Thank you very much for your kind words. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your call following my election as President. And thank you for receiving my Special Envoy Song Young-gil.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your invitation to Vladivostok next September to take part in the third Eastern Economic Forum.

I would also like to invite you to visit us in Korea. Please come to our country as soon as possible. For us this is a very good opportunity to discuss all issues between our countries.

President of South Korea Moon Jae-in.

I am very interested in cooperation on developing the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation and the Northern Sea Route.

And, as you observed, the North Korean provocation, this missile provocation is a threat not only to the Korean Peninsula but also to the entire region of Northeast Asia.

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