(Unofficial Translation) Your Majesties, distinguished guests, Buenas noches, good evening. I am very pleased to see Your Majesties again in Madrid after our meeting in Korea a year and eight months ago. It is such a great honor for me to be invited as the first state guest of Spain since the COVID-19 outbreak...

Jun 16, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Thank you everyone. Honorable Mayor Martínez-Almeida, the councillors joining us here and the citizens of Madrid, encantado, I am glad to meet you. It is my great pleasure to visit Madrid, the center of Spain – vibrant with the traditional and the modern as well as culture and the art...

Jun 16, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Austria is the home of Marianne and Margaritha, two angels who cared for Hansen’s disease patients on Korea’s Sorokdo Island. The country is also the land of classical music, which produced such great composers loved by the Korean people as Mozart, Strauss and Schubert. It ha...

Jun 15, 2021

Grüßgott, Good day. I am grateful for the Mayor’s very warm welcome remarks. It is my great pleasure to visit Vienna, a center of politics, culture and religion in Europe and a city with a rich history and traditions. I appreciate Mayor and Governor Michael Ludwig and the City Council members for the w...

Jun 14, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Thank you everyone. I am happy to see many journalists here. I am grateful to Chancellor Kurz and the Austrian Government for warmly welcoming me and my delegation. Conversations with Chancellor Kurz are always vibrant. Our discussion was once again filled with our visions for the future jus...

Jun 14, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Your Excellency President Van der Bellen, I am grateful to you for your special hospitality. It is very meaningful for me to be the first President of the Republic of Korea to make a state visit to Austria as next year marks the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations ...

Jun 14, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) I was invited to the G7 Summit and successfully wrapped up all of the scheduled events. The leaders participating from countries that are responsible members of the global community exchanged candid views on relevant topics – healthcare, open societies, climate and environmental issues. We, ...

Jun 13, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) The thick fog here up until yesterday has given way to bright, shiny sunshine today. Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot, I am glad to meet you here. AstraZeneca’s vaccine is the one Korea has used first and most often to inoculate its people so it carries all the more significance. ...

Jun 12, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Prime Minister Morrison, I am glad to see you. We meet again in a significant year, one that marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries. With the recent election of Mathias Cormann as the new OECD Secretary-General, Australia has helped fu...

Jun 12, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 24th Cabinet Meeting. Following the Republic of Korea-United States summit that helped turn the ROK-U.S. alliance into a comprehensive global partnership, the P4G Seoul Summit was held successfully. Later this week, I will be attending the G7 Summit hosted by the United ...

Jun 08, 2021