June 21, 2018Distinguished people of Russia, the Honorable Chairman Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin and members of the State Duma,On my flight to Moscow, I pondered over the reverence human beings have for the vast earth. It came to my mind how that reverence enabled Russians to understand nature and human beings in mor...

Jun 22, 2018

June 14, 2018 I am filled with deep emotion now that the historic North Korea-United States summit has been successfully held. Finally, it will be possible for us to remove the dark cloud of the Cold War that has cast a shadow over the Korean Peninsula and make vigorous strides in earnest toward the resolution of the N...

Jun 14, 2018

Statement by President Moon Jae-in on the North Korea-U.S. SummitJune 12, 2018 (Unofficial translation) I offer my heartfelt congratulations and welcome the success of the historic North Korea-United States summit.When I met with Chairman Kim Jong Un at House of Unification (Tongilgak) in Panmunjeom on May 26, and whe...

Jun 12, 2018

June 11, 2018 The North Korea-U.S. Summit that the entire world has been looking forward to will be held tomorrow at long last. Now the meeting of the century between the two leaders is about to take place. I expect it to become a historic milestone on the path toward peace away from war. I hope a significant ...

Jun 11, 2018

May 27, 2018 Fellow Koreans, Yesterday afternoon, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong Un and I held the second inter-Korean summit at Tongilgak on the northern side of Panmunjeom. It has been exactly one month since the first summit was held at Peace House on the southern side of Panmunjeom on April 27. ...

May 27, 2018

May 18, 2018We will begin again unveiling the history of truth by taking care of each and every woman who was trampled on. Today marks the 38th anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement. It has been a long time?longer than one generation. It was a time of suffering and bloodshed in the effort to achiev...

May 18, 2018

I praise and welcome the decision by North Korea to transparently disclose to the international community the dismantlement of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, along with the recent release of American detainees. There are three meaningful aspects to the test site decision:First, it holds high significance as an early...

May 14, 2018

“As always, I will go together with the people.”Here comes May again. I recollect the past year of the Republic of Korea and the year as President. It was truly an event-filled year.It was the year we strived to rectify long-running evils and create a properly functioning country. It was the year we strived to firmly u...

May 10, 2018

I am deeply grateful to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the people of Japan for making their best efforts to arrange this summit and warmly welcoming both the Korean and Chinese delegations. Our three countries are the closest neighbors historically, geographically and culturally. We are also the most important partners...

May 09, 2018

The value and dignity of labor is our own value and dignityMay 1, 2018 Labor is noble. Black oil under the nails of the father sustains life. Dirt under the nails of the mother grows crops of hope. The Republic of Korea has come this far thanks to such hard-working people. Every benefit of growth should also be for wo...

May 01, 2018