Presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min (center) on Nov. 10 delivers his opening statement in a news conference at Chunchungwan Press Center of Cheong Wa Dae. On his left is National Security Director Chung Eui-yong and on his right Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy Kim Sang-jo. (Cheong Wa Dae)

By Kim Eun-young and Kim Hwaya

Presidential Chief of Staff Noh Young-min on Nov. 10 held a news conference on the incumbent administration's achievements in the first half of its term and its plans for the second.

Accompanied by Chief Presidential Policy Secretary Kim Sang-jo and National Security Director Chung Eui-yong, Noh said on the first half of President Moon Jae-in's five-year term, "The government focused on building the basis of 'inclusive growth' and a country where everyone can prosper together," adding, "The time was a period of transition for changing the frame of the Republic of Korea."

Noh said the president's achievements so far were a national system to fight dementia and Moon Jae-in Care, the launch of the world's first 5G commercial service, the government's response to Japan's export restrictions and the New Southern Policy.

On the second half of the president's term, the chief of staff said, "We will aggressively push for reform in every field including economy, education and policy to create a fair society and effectively change daily life for the people."

National Security Director Chung said, "The peace process on the Korean Peninsula is in full swing through summits between the two Koreas and between North Korea and the U.S.," adding, "Through an inter-Korean military agreement, the possibility of war on the Korean Peninsula has gotten remarkably low and a new opportunity has been created to break up the peninsula's Cold War structure and form a peace regime."

"By pushing for tangible progress in denuclearization negotiations, we will seek realistic ways to boost inter-Korean cooperation."

Policy secretary Kim Sang-jo also warned of uncertainty in the internal and external environments surrounding Korea including factors such as trade protectionism, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and demographic shifts.

"By bolstering policies with proven results and supplementing policies that go beyond what the market accepts, we will walk the path for resurrecting 'Dynamic Korea,'" he said.

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