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President Moon Jae-in is in Finland,... the first stop of his eight day, three-nation tour of Northern Europe that will also take him to Norway and Sweden.
The South Korean leader is set to call for Finland's cooperation on innovative growth and the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Shin Se-min reports.


President Moon Jae-in's Northern European tour begins in Helsinki,... the capital of Finland, where he's set to call for deepening the two sides' partnerships on peace as well as innovative and inclusive growth.
Becoming just the second South Korean leader to be bestowed a state visit to Finland,... President Moon officially begins his trip with a summit with his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinisto.
Officials say the two will discuss ways to revitalize their respective economies by supporting exchanges between startups.
With Finland known for its advanced start-up ecosystems,... the two countries will also sign a memorandum of understanding aimed at expanding personnel exchanges and investment support for small and midsized firms.

"It will be an opportunity to provide a basis for cooperation on next generation communications like 5G, 6G and Artificial Intelligence as well as the Fourth Industrial Revolution."

President Moon will also meet Finland's Prime Minister and other senior Finnish officials during his stay.
The leaders may even discuss ways to support President Moon's peace drive on the Korean Peninsula.
With President Niinisto dangling the idea of hosting a potential third North Korea-U.S. summit in Finland,... the South Korean leader looks set to call for Helsinki to fully back his denuclearization drive at the earliest date possible.

"By holding the Korea-Finland summit at the birthplace of the Helsinki Accord,... a diplomatic agreement aimed at lowering tensions among global leaders,... President Moon hopes to win support for his peace drive and perhaps come up with ways to bring the major players of the denuclearization negotiations back to table for talks.
Shin Se-min, Arirang News, Helsinki."