South Korean President Moon Jae-in departed for Thailand on Sunday on a weeklong trip that will also take him to Myanmar and Laos as part of efforts to deepen Seoul's partnerships with the region, Yonhap reported.

The trip will make him the first South Korean president to visit Thailand and Myanmar in seven years and the first-ever South Korean leader to make a state visit to Laos, according to the news agency.

In Bangkok, his first destination, Moon is scheduled to hold summit talks with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday.

"With the two-way trade volume with our country totaling around 14 billion U.S. dollars, (the two sides) have great potential for the expansion of economic cooperation going forward," Joo Hyung-chul, a Cheong Wa Dae adviser for economic affairs, told reporters.

On Wednesday, Moon will head to Myanmar for meetings with its State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint.

Starting on Thursday, the president will make a state visit to Laos, where he will meet with President Bounnhang Vorachit and Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, said Yonhap.