President Moon goes to Europe: what was, and wasn't, achieved



Analysis President Moon goes to Europe: what was, and wasn’t, achieved While differences remain stark, the mood among EU leaders is shifting in Seoul's favor Ramon Pacheco Pardo October 21, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Blue House President Moon Jae-in has just returned from a five-country trip to Europe, with North Korea at the top of the agenda. His recent trip reinforced that Europe is sympathetic towards President Moon’s diplomatic push, but Seoul also saw first-hand that the EU is not fully supportive of every aspect of Seoul’s North Korea policy. A good starting point to understand where Europe stands is the fact that there was no joint statement following Friday’s EU-ROK bilateral summit. This is highly unusual. Essentially, the lack of a joint statement was due to one factor: the EU’s insistence on including the phrase © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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President Moon goes to Europe: what was, and wasn’t, achieved

While differences remain stark, the mood among EU leaders is shifting in Seoul's favor

Ramon Pacheco Pardo October 21, 2018

Blue House

President Moon Jae-in has just returned from a five-country trip to Europe, with North Korea at the top of the agenda.

His recent trip reinforced that Europe is sympathetic towards President Moon’s diplomatic push, but Seoul also saw first-hand that the EU is not fully supportive of every aspect of Seoul’s North Korea policy.

A good starting point to understand where Europe stands is the fact that there was no joint statement following Friday’s EU-ROK bilateral summit.

This is highly unusual. Essentially, the lack of a joint statement was due to one factor: the EU’s insistence on including the phrase