
President Moon Jae-in's Olympics diplomacy begins in earnest this week.
Moon will make a keynote speech at the International Olympic Committee's(IOC) 132nd session in Gangneung on Monday, where he is expected to express gratitude for the IOC's support for the PyeongChang Olympics.
He will attend a reception for visiting IOC members before the session.
Moon will meet with Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid on Tuesday, followed by summits with Canadian Governor General Julie Payette and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday.
On Thursday, he will sit down for talks with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee member Han Zheng. He will hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.