President Moon Jae-in is expected to engage in summit diplomacy during the PyeongChang Olympics with world leaders visiting South Korea for the Winter Games.

According to the presidential office on Monday, 26 top-level officials from 21 nations will visit Korea during the Olympic period.

The list includes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Han Zheng, a member of China's Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee.

President Moon will host a reception for the foreign guests on February ninth before the opening ceremony begins.

He will also hold bilateral talks with 14 head of state-level officials during the Olympic period. 

The Japanese leader particularly stands out from the guest list. Japanese media earlier reported that Seoul and Tokyo were arranging summit talks to be held in Pyeongchang on the opening day of the Olympics.