Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Luncheon Meeting with National Assembly Leadership and Standing Committee Chairpersons
(Unofficial Translation) It is such a pleasure as well as meaningful to have Speaker Park Byeong-seug and Deputy Speakers Kim Sang-hee and Chung Jin-suk along with the standing committee chairpersons of the 21st National Assembly here at Cheong Wa Dae for the first time. I extend my personal congratulations to th...
Sep 03, 2021
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 38th Cabinet Meeting
(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 38th Cabinet Meeting. Today, we will deliberate on and set next year’s budget proposal for submission to the National Assembly. As the last of my Administration, this 604.4 trillion won budget has been drawn up to clearly reflect the role the Government has to assume at t...
Aug 31, 2021
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial Translation) It is very fortunate that we have been able to safely airlift to Korea the Afghans who helped our country as well as their families. I am proud of the hard work and meritorious service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the military and the other relevant officials who successfully complete...
Aug 30, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Presentation on Achievements in Second Venture Boom
Fellow Koreans, leaders of business ventures, The Republic of Korea is now ushering in an “Era of Overtaking” that will move us beyond our “Era of Pursuit”. Taking the lead in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the post-COVID-19 future, our economy is transforming into a pacesetter from a fast-follower. At the ...
Aug 26, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-Colombia Summit
(Unofficial Translation) Since we attended the P4G Seoul Summit together, I am pleased to see Your Excellency – as if meeting an old friend. Colombia is the only Latin American country that participated in the Korean War. After arriving at the Port of Busan 70 years ago, the troops from the Colombian Battalion di...
Aug 25, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Burial Service for Remains of General Hong Beom-do
(Unofficial Translation) - The Return of the General - Fellow Koreans, all Koreans at home and abroad, The Provisional Republic of Korea Government, founded on the spirit of the March First Independence Movement, declared that 1920 was the first year of our war of independence. In that year, a man led troops i...
Aug 18, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with Key Korean and Kazakh Business Leaders
(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellency President Tokayev, business leaders from Korea and Kazakhstan, We have brought together the major economic players of our two countries who are paving a path toward recovery and reemergence beyond the COVID-19 crisis. Just as the power to fight back against COVID-19 lies i...
Aug 17, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Joint Press Conference Following Korea-Kazakhstan Summit
(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellency President Tokayev and the delegation from Kazakhstan, I wholeheartedly welcome your visit to the Republic of Korea. President Tokayev is the first state guest the Republic of Korea has received since the COVID-19 outbreak. I am grateful to him for making a state visit i...
Aug 17, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-Kazakhstan Summit
(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellency President Tokayev, I still vividly remember the hospitality extended to me during my visit to Nur-Sultan two years ago, and I am very glad to see you once more here in Seoul now. You are the first state guest the Korean people have greeted since the COVID-19 outbreak. I am...
Aug 17, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Posthumous Presentation of Order of Merit to General Hong Beom-do
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, distinguished guests from home and abroad, On August 15, Korea’s Liberation Day, we finally brought back the remains of General Hong Beom-do, a hero of the Republic of Korea’s war of independence and a source of pride for the Korean people. Today, we are posthu...
Aug 17, 2021