President Moon Jae-in, currently on a state visit to Russia, reaffirmed his desire to strengthen Korea-Russia cooperation in line with his commitment to foster trans-Eurasian cooperation, in Moscow on June 21.  As the first Korean head of state to ever address the State Duma in Russia, President Moon praised Korea-Russia cooperation, saying that it is the "cornerstone of peace on the Korean Peninsula and prosperity across Northeast Asia.”  “I hope that South and North Korea will be able to join in developing the new potential of Eurasia and achieve mutual prosperity for the region,” he said. 

President Moon Jae-in, currently on a state visit to Russia, stressed the importance of trilateral economic cooperation among South Korea, North Korea and Russia, in a meeting on June 21 with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.  “Among major projects of mutual cooperation among the three countries, like railroads, electricity and gas, railway construction looks to be the most feasible,” said President Moon. 

President Moon Jae-in emphasized three-way cooperation between South Korea, North Korea and Russia, backed by the establishment of peace on the Korean Peninsula.  President Moon expressed his views on the future of cooperation between Seoul and Moscow in a joint interview on June 20, one day before his state visit to Russia, with Russian media outlets, including the news agency ITAR-TASS, the newspaper Rossiskaya Gazata and the state broadcaster RTR.