President Moon Jae-in on April 29 in Seoul hosted a summit on economic cooperation with visiting Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. "Two-way trade volume quadrupled thanks to the free trade agreement (both countries) signed in 2003, and we mutually became important economic partners," President Moon said, adding, "Since we forged a 'comprehensive, cooperative' partnership in 2004, our relations have grown stronger." Pinera said, "Korea and Chile established diplomatic ties 56 years ago. Korea achieved amazing economic growth during this period and is now one of Chile's five top economic partners."?

President Moon Jae-in, fresh from a tour of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, has stressed the importance of Central Asia to the Korean economy, urging the opening of a "Silk Road of steel" with the three nations. The day before his return home on April 22, he wrote on his Facebook page, "Our future is to open an era of the Silk Road of steel with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan," adding, "The results of this three-nation tour will be utilized to maintain our economic vitality." President Moon returned home on April 23 at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province, after an eight-day trip spanning the Central Asian nations of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

President Moon Jae-in and Kazakh President Kassym Jomart Tokayev on April 22 pledged to jointly work on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.? In a bilateral summit at Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Nursultan, Kazakhstan, both leaders discussed enhancing bilateral relations and cooperating for peace and prosperity on the peninsula and Central Asia.? President Moon in the summit told his counterpart of the recent situation and peace process on the peninsula and thanked Kazakhstan for its "constant" support.?