Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-U.K. Summit on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly
(unofficial translation) Thank you, Your Excellency Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Just as you mentioned, I am glad to see you again after our meeting at the G7 Summit. My attendance at the G7 Summit has helped the Republic of Korea firmly establish itself as a responsible member of the international community. I&rsq...
Sep 20, 2021
Address by President Moon Jae-in at the Opening Session of SDG Moment
[unofficial translation] President Abdulla Shahid, Secretary General António Guterres, Distinguished delegates, I am extremely delighted to join you at SDG Moment 2021 and grateful for inviting me to this special occasion. A research institute of the United Nations University recently released a rep...
Sep 20, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate
(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellencies, President Biden and other heads of state and government, I wholeheartedly welcome the opening of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate. I’d like to express my respect for President Biden’s leadership. Throughout this year, the first for implemen...
Sep 17, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi of China
(Unofficial Translation) I welcome State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi on his visit to Korea. You have come to Korea this year again after your visit last year. I am pleased that closely coordinated senior-level exchanges between our two countries have continued even amid the COVID-19 situation. ...
Sep 15, 2021
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 40th Cabinet Meeting
(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 40th Cabinet Meeting. The Chuseok break is just a few days away. During the holiday, I am scheduled to attend the U.N. General Assembly. As the COVID-19 outbreak drags on, we have to greet this coming Chuseok amid difficulties yet again. However, I’d like to see all...
Sep 14, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with Australian Foreign and Defense Ministers
(Unofficial Translation) Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne and Minister for Defense Peter Dutton, I welcome you to Korea and to Cheong Wa Dae. I am also very glad to meet Australian Ambassador to Korea Catherine Raper and the other delegation members. In the year that marks the 60th anniversary of the est...
Sep 13, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Korea-Mongolia Virtual Summit
(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellency President Khurelsukh, Sain baina uu (Сайн байна уу). How are you? Through videoconferencing, I can see you again – three years after our pleasant meeting in 2018 when you visited Korea as Prime Minister. I congratulate you once more on your election in June when you ...
Sep 10, 2021
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Ceremony to Announce Win-Win Vision for Korea's Ship Builders and Their Suppliers
(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, residents of Gyeongsangnam-do Province and Geoje citizens, It is my fourth visit to Geoje to lend support for our shipbuilding industry’s revival. My first visit here was to celebrate the maiden voyage of a Korea-built ice-breaking LNG carrier, the first of its kind ...
Sep 09, 2021
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial Translation) Today, two outside experts are joining us: Senior Researcher Hong Seong-in of the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade and Managing Director Jeong Seok-ju of the Korea Offshore and Shipbuilding Association. Please give a hand to those joining the discussion of today’s age...
Sep 06, 2021
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