Former President Moon Jae-in Departs Gimhae Airport for 8-Night, 9-Day Visit to Mongolia

Special Address at UN Convention to Combat Desertification Opening Ceremony
To Attend Luncheon Hosted by Mongolian President

Former President Moon Jae-in departed from Gimhae International Airport on August 23, 2026, for an eight-night, nine-day visit to Mongolia. This marks his second official overseas trip since leaving office in 2022.

Former President Moon Jae-in is delivering a commemorative speech at the Panmunjom Declaration 8th Anniversary Ceremony held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on April 27, 2026. Photo by Hyunmin Kim

On August 24, Moon will deliver a special address at the opening ceremony of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and will also attend a luncheon hosted by Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh.

On August 26, he is scheduled to give a keynote speech at the high-level roundtable of the Peace Forest Initiative (PFI), an international cooperation platform jointly launched by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the Korean government in 2019.

He is also set to hold meetings with former Finnish President Tarja Halonen, former Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada, and other dignitaries.

Additionally, Moon will visit the Tujin Nars region in northern Mongolia, where Korean private organizations and companies, including Yuhan-Kimberly, have been conducting forest restoration projects, to participate in a commemorative tree planting event.

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