Address by President Yoon Suk Yeol on the 79th Liberation Day
[Unofficial Translation] My fellow citizens, our 7 million compatriots overseas and our 26 million North Korean brethren, Today, we mark the 79th Liberation Day. We pay tribute to our fallen forebears and patriots who dedicated their lives to our country’s independence and express our deepest gratitude to the...
Aug 15, 2024
Keynote Address by President Yoon Suk Yeol at the NATO Public Forum
[Unofficial Translation] Dr. Kenneth Weinstein, President Emeritus of the Hudson Institute, Distinguished participants, Good afternoon. It is a great pleasure to be here with all of you in Washington, D.C., where NATO was founded 75 years ago. President Harry Truman, who devised the Marshall Plan and ch...
Jul 11, 2024
Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Heads of State and Government, Indo-Pacific Partners and the European Union
[Unofficial Translation] Secretary General Stoltenberg and distinguished leaders, It is a pleasure to attend the NATO Summit for the third consecutive year, following the Madrid Summit in 2022 and the Vilnius Summit in 2023. It is especially meaningful to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of NA...
Jul 11, 2024
Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol at a Meeting with Servicemembers of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
[Unofficial Translation] Servicemembers of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, It is a pleasure to meet you all. I am delighted to visit USINDOPACOM, the largest and oldest unified combatant command in the United States, responsible for a vast area that covers more than half of the Earth’s surface. ...
Jul 09, 2024
Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Joint Press Statement Following the Korea-Uzbekistan Summit
[Unofficial Translation] President Mirziyoyev, people of the Republic of Uzbekistan, I extend my gratitude for the warm hospitality provided to my delegation. It is meaningful to pay a state visit to Uzbekistan, one of Korea’s few Special Strategic Partners. Under President Mirziyoyev’s excepti...
Jun 14, 2024
Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Korea-Uzbekistan Expanded Summit
[Unofficial Translation] Following our meeting in New York last September, it is a great pleasure to see you again, President Mirziyoyev, here in Tashkent on the occasion of my state visit to Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is one of the few Special Strategic Partners of Korea. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties ...
Jun 14, 2024
Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol in a Conversation with Innovative Future Generations of Korea and Uzbekistan
[Unofficial Translation] It is a pleasure to meet you all. Whenever I travel abroad, I find that countries around the world are very keen on supporting young people in starting their own businesses. The reason is because all businesses are initiated by young people. Even globally respected companies such as J...
Jun 13, 2024
Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Joint Press Statement Following the Korea-Kazakhstan Summit
[Unofficial Translation] It is very meaningful to pay a state visit to Kazakhstan in this special year, marking the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Strategic Partnership between Korea and Kazakhstan. I extend my deep gratitude to President Tokayev and the people of Kazakhstan for their warm welcome....
Jun 12, 2024
Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Korea-Kazakhstan Expanded Summit
[Unofficial Translation] It is a pleasure to meet you. This year is special, as it marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Strategic Partnership between our countries—making this state visit all the more meaningful. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, Korea and Kazakhsta...
Jun 12, 2024
Remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Joint Press Statement Following the Korea-Turkmenistan Summit
[Unofficial Translation] It is a great pleasure to visit Turkmenistan for the first time since I entered into office. I would like to extend my deep gratitude to President Berdimuhamedov and the people of Turkmenistan for inviting me as a state guest and providing me with a warm welcome. Since the establishme...
Jun 10, 2024