(Unofficial Translation) Respected Executive Chairman Schwab, Honorable Secretary-General Angel Gurria, Global leaders, I am greatly pleased to explore our path of inclusive recovery and resurgence together with global leaders at this Davos Agenda. 2020 was indeed a difficult year for us all, but it was also...

Jan 27, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to see you all. The Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency will present via videoconference presidential briefings on their undertakings for this new year. Their officials are working under the most d...

Jan 25, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) His Excellency Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Co-Chairs of the Global Commission on Adaptation, His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Mr. Bill Gates, and Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, and Your Excellencies, Marking the first year of the implementation of the Paris Agreement this year, I am delighted to ...

Jan 25, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) On the occasion of the launch of the new Biden Administration in the United States today, we have convened the plenary meeting of the National Security Council. Briefings from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Unification and the Ministry of National Defense will follow subsequent...

Jan 21, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) I am pleased to meet you all. It has been exactly one year since Korea reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case. Our people have come together to overcome the virus and help make our country’s response a model for the world. With vaccines and treatments being developed one after anot...

Jan 20, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) “People-driven aspirations: Recovery, Inclusiveness and Resurgence” Fellow Koreans, The Year of the White Ox is upon us. Painfully aware of the current situation, I wish everyone hope. I can fully understand why people are saying that it doesn’t feel like a new year...

Jan 11, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) I wish everyone a Happy New Year. The past year was incredibly difficult. All of us have struggled to the extent that we miss and wish for our normal routines. I hope more desperately than ever that the new year finds all of our people healthy and happy. For the Year of the White Ox, we h...

Jan 07, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the first Cabinet Meeting of 2021. We start the new year with a heavy and tremendous sense of responsibility. This year, we will undoubtedly overcome COVID-19 as soon as possible and bring normal life back to the people. We will make 2021 a year to leap forward as a leading n...

Jan 05, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, I am visiting a train station for my first official tour in the New Year of the White Ox. Wonju Station is still largely empty as COVID-19 has deprived us of once routine activities. This year, for sure, we will restore our daily lives and encounter a new Republic of Kore...

Jan 04, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 63rd Cabinet Meeting. This is going to be the year’s last Cabinet Meeting. The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented crises throughout the year. All the public officials dedicated to overcoming these crises have been working extremely hard. However, ou...

Dec 29, 2020