[photo] President Moon speaks at Russia’s State Duma on trilateral coalition

During a state visit to Russia, South Korean President Moon Jae-in made a speech at the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, on June 21, becoming the first South Korean president to do so. President Moon spoke about strategic and cooperative relations between South Korea and Russia, saying “Cooperative relations between South Korea and Russia will become the cornerstone of the Korean Peninsula’s peace regime and prosperity in Northeast Asia.” President Moon also spoke of the need for a trilateral economic network of South and North Korea and Russia.