SEOUL - ROK President Moon Jae-in has picked special envoys to be dispatched to China, the United States, Russia, Japan and the European Union, senior presidential press secretary Yoon Young-chan said on Monday.

Yoon said in a statement that Moon picked figures who can best understand his diplomatic vision and foreign policy. They are set to leave as soon as schedules are tuned up with counterparts.

Moon won a landslide victory in the May 9 presidential by-election. Since his inauguration soon after the victory, the new leader had a series of phone conversations with several world leaders and promised to send special envoys for discussions on current situation on the Korean Peninsula.