We start with President Moon Jae-in's multi-nation tour of Europe.<br />The South Korean leader and his delegation took off for Paris about an hour ago.<br />Front and center of President Moon's agenda is shoring up support for Seoul's efforts to forge lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. <br />Our Shin Se-min reports. <br />With the mission of bringing European nations up to speed on his administration's denuclearization drive on the Korean Peninsula, President Moon Jae-in is en route to Paris -- his first stop on a five-nation trip to the region.<br />During his four-day state visit in the French capital, the president's schedule includes a sit down with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, a cultural event with Koreans living in the city as well as meet some local Hallyu enthusiasts-- where the<br />record-breaking K-pop boyband BTS will be performing.<br />From October 16th, the President will be in Rome, holding summits<br />with the Italian president and prime minister-- then a highly awaited sit-down with Pope Francis, where they will discuss efforts to bring lasting peace to the Korean Peninsula and denuclearize the North.<br />President Moon will also pass the Pope an invitation to Pyeongyang from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un-- as well as take part in a special "Mass for Peace" for the divided peninsula.<br />The South Korean leader will then travel to Brussels for the Asia-Europe Meeting, ASEM,... and hold a bilateral summit with the president of the European Council.<br />His final stop is Denmark, where the president will speak on the global coalition on sustainable development at the P4G Copenhagen Summit.<br />President Moon hopes his 5-nation, 9-day trip to Europe builds on the already strong level of support from his EU counterparts for the complete and final denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.<br />Shin Se-min, Arirang News. <br />
