Moon Jae-in, who is visiting Belgium in Brussels to attend the Asia-Europe summit (ASEM-ASEM), said on Monday (November 19) that he will meet with the permanent chairman of the EU- I had a summit.

This is the first time that Mr. Moon has held a summit with the EU since taking office.

The EU-Korea summit exchanged views on the future direction of strategic partnership, regional situation including the Korean peninsula, and global issues.

Mr. Moon explained the Korean government 's efforts to achieve peace and prosperity on the Korean peninsula, including the idea of ​​a "East Asian Railway Community" motivated by the European coal - steel community.

In addition, he noted that the EU's experience and wisdom, which has achieved peace and prosperity through overcoming conflicts and wars in the process of establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula and achieving mutual prosperity and prosperity in the region, will be a good reference.

President Moon also thanked the EU for its support for the peaceful resolution of the Korean peninsula issue and explained the recent changes in the situation on the Korean peninsula, including the third North-South summit and the second North- .

The EU side welcomed the successful hosting of the inter-Korean summit and expressed its full support for Korea's efforts to develop inter-Korean relations and to establish permanent peace on the Korean peninsula.

In the process, the EU also said it would play a necessary role, Cheong Wa Dae said.

The two sides agreed that the peace regime on the Korean Peninsula is important for peace and stability in the world beyond Northeast Asia.

Mr. Moon and the EU also agreed on the promotion of trade based on a free trade agreement (FTA).

Mr. Moon urged the EU to take care of the EU 's steel safeguards, which have recently been implemented, to ensure that mutually beneficial trade relations are not affected.

The EU Commission has been applying provisional safeguard measures to 23 steel items since July.

The two sides recognized that Korea and the EU are developing their relations based on the 'three core agreements' such as the FTA, the Basic Agreement and the Crisis Management Basic Agreement. At the same time, We also agreed to cooperate in doing so.

Specifically, Cheong Wa Dae said, "We will work closely together in areas such as science and technology, ICT (information and communication technology), innovation, and SMEs.

In addition, the two sides agreed to cooperate closely on climate change responses, sustainable development policies, and illegal fishing prevention policies.

Cheong Wa Dae explained that he will actively discuss the issue, especially in response to the refugee problem.

(Yonhap News / Photo = Yonhap News)